{"title":"Linda Schele","description":"The late Linda Schele was the John D. Murchison Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Her books include The Blood of Kings (with Mary Miller), A Forest of Kings (with David Freidel), and Maya Cosmos (with David Freidel and Joy Parker). She died in the spring of 1998.","products":[{"product_id":"the-code-of-kings-paperback","title":"The Code of Kings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique and extraordinary guide to seven major sites of Maya civilization highlights the pioneering work of two great scholars of ancient America. For readers at every level -- from the casual tourist to the serious student -- The Code of Kings relies on Linda Schele and Peter Mathews's revolutionary work in the decipherment of the hieroglyphs that cover the surfaces of Maya ruins to give us a far clearer picture of Maya culture than we have ever had. Richly illustrated with line art and the incomparable photography of Justin Kerr and Macduff Everton, The Code of Kings is a landmark contribution to our understanding of the Maya and a phenomenal guided tour of seven of the most awesome and magical spots on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366079463647,"sku":"9780684852096","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Hb4-vV8_gX9780684852096.webp?v=1789080798"},{"product_id":"a-forest-of-kings-the-untold-story-of-the-ancient-maya-paperback","title":"A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recent interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs has given us the first written history of the New World as it existed before the European invasion. In this book, two of the first central figures in the massive effort to decode the glyphs, Linda Schele and David Freidel, make this history available in all its detail. \u003cem\u003eA Forest of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Maya kingship, from the beginning of its institution and the first great pyramid builders two thousand years ago to the decline of Maya civilization and its destruction by the Spanish. Here the great historic rulers of pre-Columbian civilization come to life again with the decipherment of their writing. At its height, Maya civilization flourished under great kings like Shield-Jaguar, who ruled for more than sixty years, expanding his kingdom and building some of the most impressive works of architecture in the ancient world. Long placed on a mist-shrouded pedestal as austere, peaceful stargazers, the Maya elites are now known to have been the rulers of populous, aggressive city-states. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a Rosetta stone of Maya civilization\" (Brian M. Fagan, author of \u003cem\u003ePeople of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eA Forest of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a must for interested readers,\" says Evon Vogt, professor of anthropology at Harvard University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recent interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs has given us the first written history of the New World as it existed before the European invasion. In this book, two of the first central figures in the massive effort to decode the glyphs, Linda Schele and David Freidel, make this history available in all its detail. \u003cem\u003eA Forest of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Maya kingship, from the beginning of its institution and the first great pyramid builders two thousand years ago to the decline of Maya civilization and its destruction by the Spanish. Here the great historic rulers of pre-Columbian civilization come to life again with the decipherment of their writing. At its height, Maya civilization flourished under great kings like Shield-Jaguar, who ruled for more than sixty years, expanding his kingdom and building some of the most impressive works of architecture in the ancient world. Long placed on a mist-shrouded pedestal as austere, peaceful stargazers, the Maya elites are now known to have been the rulers of populous, aggressive city-states. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a Rosetta stone of Maya civilization\" (Brian M. Fagan, author of \u003cem\u003ePeople of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eA Forest of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a must for interested readers,\" says Evon Vogt, professor of anthropology at Harvard University. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366083166431,"sku":"9780688112042","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cZmXFo42MZ9780688112042.webp?v=1789080824"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/linda-schele.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}