The Dresden codex.
The Dresden Codex, which is also known as the Codex Dresdensis, is a pre-Columbian Mayan book of the eleventh or twelfth century created by the Yucatan Maya. It is believed to be a copy of an original text produced between three and four hundred years earlier. It is the oldest known book to have bee...
| Uniform Title: | Codex Dresdensis Maya. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Mayan languages |
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[United States] :
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform],
[2017]
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| Summary: | The Dresden Codex, which is also known as the Codex Dresdensis, is a pre-Columbian Mayan book of the eleventh or twelfth century created by the Yucatan Maya. It is believed to be a copy of an original text produced between three and four hundred years earlier. It is the oldest known book to have been written in the Americas known to historians, and one of only fifteen books to have survived to the present day. This edition of the The Dresden Codex is a high quality, full color photographic reproduction and is an excellent resource for those interested in this amazing historical artifact. |
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| Physical Description: | 74 unnumbered pages : color facsimiles ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781507685877 1507685874 |