书名：Codice Maya de Mexico: Understanding the Oldest Surviving Book of the Americas / 墨西哥玛雅抄本：了解美洲最古老的幸存书籍
定价：188.0
ISBN：9781606067888
作者：Andrew D Turner
版次：1
出版时间：2022-10

内容提要：

题 目：Codice Maya de Mexico: Understanding the Oldest Surviving Book of the Americas / 墨西哥玛雅抄本：了解美洲最古老的幸存书籍

作 者：Andrew D Turner

出 版：Getty Research Institute ,  2022

装 帧：平装，96页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：15.2*22.8 cm

 

深入探索美洲现存最古老的书籍《墨西哥玛雅》的历史、认证和现代相关性。

古代玛雅文士在彩绘书籍的书页上记录了预言和天文观测。尽管大部分都因腐烂或破坏而丢失，但已知有三部前西班牙裔玛雅手抄本幸存下来，20世纪60年代，第四部不同于其他手抄本的手抄本在神秘的情况下出现在墨西哥。经过50年对其真实性的争论，最近利用尖端科学和艺术历史分析进行的调查确定，《墨西哥玛雅手抄本》（以前称为《格罗利尔手抄本》）实际上是美洲现存最古老的书，比所有其他手抄本早了至少200年。

这本书从多方面介绍了墨西哥玛雅人的创造、发现、解释和科学认证。此外，全彩传真和逐页的图像指南使广泛的受众可以使用法典。其他主题包括中美洲圣书的用途和重要性、天文学在古代玛雅社会中的作用以及法典与当代玛雅社区的持续相关性。

这本书的出版是为了配合2022年10月18日至2023年1月15日在盖蒂中心保罗·盖蒂博物馆展出的展览。

 

An in-depth exploration of the history, authentication, and modern relevance of Códice Maya de México, the oldest surviving book of the Americas.

 

Ancient Maya scribes recorded prophecies and astronomical observations on the pages of painted books. Although most were lost to decay or destruction, three pre-Hispanic Maya codices were known to have survived, when, in the 1960s, a fourth book that differed from the others appeared in Mexico under mysterious circumstances. After fifty years of debate over its authenticity, recent investigations using cutting-edge scientific and art historical analyses determined that Códice Maya de México (formerly known as Grolier Codex) is in fact the oldest surviving book of the Americas, predating all others by at least two hundred years.

 

This volume provides a multifaceted introduction to the creation, discovery, interpretation, and scientific authentication of Códice Maya de México. In addition, a full-color facsimile and a page-by-page guide to the iconography make the codex accessible to a wide audience. Additional topics include the uses and importance of sacred books in Mesoamerica, the role of astronomy in ancient Maya societies, and the codex's continued relevance to contemporary Maya communities.

 

This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from October 18, 2022, to January 15, 2023.