Bruce E Byland (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. xxxii pages, 77 pages of plates, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Considered by many scholars the finest extant Mexican codex and one of the most important original sources for the study of pre-Columbian religion, the Codex Borgia is a work of profound beauty, filled with strange and evocative images related to calendrical, cosmological, ritual, and divinatory matters. Generally similar to such Mixtec manuscripts as the Codex Nuttall, the Codex Borgia is thought to have its origin (ca. A.D. 1400) in the southern central highlands of Mexico, perhaps in Puebla or Oaxaca. It is most probably a religious document that once belonged to a temple or sacred shrine. One use of the Codex many have been to divine the future, for it includes ritual 260 day calendars, material on aspects of the planet Venus, and a sort of numerological prognostic of the lives of wedded couples. Another section concerns various regions of the world and the supernatural characters and attributes of those regions. Also described are the characteristics of a number of deities, while still other passages relate to installation ceremonies of rulers in pre-Columbian kingdoms. Until the publication of this Dover edition, the Codex Borgia has been largely inaccessible to the general public. The priceless original is in the Vatican Library and previous photographic facsimiles are very rare or very expensive or both. Moreover, the original Codex has been damaged over the centuries, resulting in the obscuration and loss of many images. In order to recapture the beauty and grandeur of the original, Gisele Diaz and Alan Rodgers have painstakingly restored the Codex by hand--a seven-year project--employing the most scrupulous research and restoration techniques. The result is 76 large full-color plates of vibrant, striking depictions of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and mysterious abstract designs--a vivid panorama that offers profound insights into pre-Columbian Mexican myth and ritual. Now students, anthropologists, lovers of fine art and rare books--anyone interested in the art and culture of ancient Mexico--can study the Codex Borgia in this inexpensive, accurate, well-made edition. An informative introduction by noted anthropologist Bruce E. Byland places the Codex in its historical context and helps elucidate its meaning and significance." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Artists' preface; Introduction and commentary, by Bruce E. Byland: The present edition of the Codex Borgia; The history of the Codex Borgia; Pre-Columbian manuscripts; Pre-Columbian religion; The nature of the Codex Borgia; An abbreviated commentary on the Codex Borgia. Size: 4to.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. First publication of remarkable repainting of outstanding Mexican codex -- priceless original is in Vatican Library -- thought to have originated in the Cholula area, ca. AD 1400. 76 large full-color plates show an astounding array of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and abstract designs. A work of rare power and beauty. Introduction. First republication of remarkable repainting of great Mexican codex, dated to ca. AD 1400. 76 large full-color plates show gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and abstract designs. Introduction. …

Paperback. pp. xxxii, 77. 4to. Colour illustrations. Wear to spine, corners thumbed, crease and small sticker to rear cover; very good-.

Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. v leaves, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. OCLC 11435542 ISBN: 9780935462227, 0935462228 ; LCCN 85118542 LC PM4145 .E78 1984 Dewey 497.6 illustrated yellow and black stiff paper wrappers with designs ; Contents: Introduction -- Otomanguean linguistic prehistory -- Archaeology of the Otomanguean area -- Boundary recognition in the Mexteca Alta -- Mixtec dialectology: inferences from linguistics and ethnohistory -- Proto-Mixtec reconstructions and forms attested in 16th and 17th century documents -- The Mixtec literary tradition -- Catalogo de documentos mixtecos de la epoca colonial ; repair to first page, else VG. Book.…

Condition: Good. Good++; Hardcover, Missing Jacket; Very light wear to the boards; A couple of tiny spot-marks to the right textblock edge, otherwise unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; Nice except for the missing jacket; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Orange cloth covers with title in gold lettering on a black background along spine; 1994, University of Oklahoma Press; 448 pages; "In the Realm of 8 Deer: The Archaeology of the Mixtec Codices," by Bruce E. Byland, et al.…

Condition: Fine/Near Fine. 1st. 8vo. 292pp. Scarce item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library with stamps, spine label, etc. Cloth boards- no dust jacket. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations to the text. [xx], 292 pp.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. Quarto (oversize). Slight wear to edges and corners of dj and boards. Name and address of former owner. Prof. Jeff Parsons, on flyleaf. 292 p. w/ illustrations, maps, index, extensive bibliography, and appendices on calendars. An important work on the empire of a native Mexican people, the Mixtec of Oaxaca. Only a few of their records survived the Spanish, and the authors use one of those records to trace the life and rise to power of Lord 8 Deer, supplementing the text with archaeological and anthropological investigations of the region. Uncommon.…