by Maria Longhena · Marix Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783937715322
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«Sprechende Steine» is Maria Longhena's essay on Maya writing, published by Marix Verlag in hardcover (180 pages, in German).
The work brings together 200 signs of the Maya writing system and explains how they have been deciphered, from the hieroglyphs that for a long time seemed undecipherable to the advances that allow them to be read. It also includes information on astronomy, calendar, religion and rituals of this civilization, and places its writing in the context of its cultural achievements.
The full title is «Sprechende Steine: 200 Schriftzeichen der Maya – die Entschlüsselung ihrer Geheimnisse». The edition includes illustrations and diagrams, and is a translation from the Italian by Viola Schwanicke.
Aimed at those interested in Maya culture, archaeology and the history of writing; it clearly explains signs that for a long time were considered undecipherable.
