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100	1		_aSchele, Linda
245	1	4	_aThe blood of kings : _bdynasty and ritual in Maya art:[Bookalbum] / _cLinda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller ; photographs by Justin Kerr.
260			_aLondon : _bThames and Hudson, _c1992.
300			_axii, 335 p. : _bill. (some color), map ; _c25 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: Fort Worth : Kimbell Art Museum; London : Sotheby's in association with the Kimbell Art Museum, 1986
504			_aIncludes index
520			_aBy making full use of the progress in deciphering the Maya hieroglyphic code, this examines the world and minds of the creators of Maya art, including a look at the Maya calendar
505	0		_aCont.: Introduction. Prologue. The modern invention of the ancient Maya. The characteristics of Maya art. Maya gods and icons -- 1. The royal person -- 2. Kingship and the rites of accession -- 3. Courtly life -- 4. Bloodletting and the vision quest -- 5. Warfare and captive sacrifice -- 6. The ballgame -- 7. Death and the journey to Xibalba -- 8. Kingship and the Maya cosmos -- The Maya calendar -- The hieroglyphic writing system.
650	1	4	_aMaya art.
650	1	4	_aMayas _xSocial life and customs
650	1	4	_aVisual Arts
700	1		_aMiller, Mary Ellen _4aut
700	1		_aKerr, Justin _4pht
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