mayan codices
The Maya god Chaak as a scribe in the Madrid Codex.
Illustration courtesy of the Museo de América, Madrid.
Maya Hieroglyphic Codices Website
This site features a translation and analysis of four codices (screenfold books) painted by Maya scribes before the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century. The codices contain information about Maya beliefs and rituals, as well as activities associated with daily life, which are framed within an astronomical and calendrical context.
This is amazing. Imagine applying this database design to a contemporary way of life.
Categories: iconography, text, themes
The list of themes in the advanced search is wonderful.
And I’m going to adapt some of the image for a poster I’m working on for the Writing Fair.