Proskouriakoff, Tatiana 1909-1985

An album of Maya architecture by Tatiana Proskouriakoff ( Book )
35 editions published between 1946 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 1,367 libraries worldwide

Maya history by Tatiana Proskouriakoff ( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 581 libraries worldwide
The ruins of Maya city-states occur throughout the Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, Belize, and in parts of Honduras and El Salvador. But the people who built these sites remain imperfectly known. Though they covered standing monuments (stelae) and public buildings with hieroglyphic records of their deeds, no Rosetta Stone has yet turned up in Central America to help experts determine the exact meaning of these glyphs. Tatiana Proskouriakoff, a preeminent student of the Maya, made many breakthroughs in deciphering Maya writing, particularly in demonstrating that the glyphs record the deeds of actual human beings. This discovery opened the way for a history of the Maya, a monumental task that Proskouriakoff was engaged in before her death in 1985. Her work, Maya History, has been made ready for press by the able editorship of Rosemary Joyce. Maya History reconstructs the Classic Maya period (roughly A.D. 250-900) from the glyphic record on stelae at numerous sites, including Altar de Sacrificios, Copan, Dos Pilas, Naranjo, Piedras Negras, Quirigua, Tikal, and Yaxchilan. Proskouriakoff traces the spread of governmental institutions from the central Peten, especially from Tikal, to other city-states by conquest and intermarriage. And she also shows how the gradual introduction of foreign elements into Maya art mirrors the entry of outsiders who helped provoke the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya. Fourteen line drawings of monuments and over three hundred original drawings of glyphs amplify the text. Maya History has been long awaited by scholars in the field. It is sure to provoke lively debate and greater understanding of this important area in Mesoamerican studies.

A study of classic Maya sculpture by Tatiana Proskouriakoff ( Book )
15 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in English and held by 339 libraries worldwide

Jades from the Cenote of Sacrifice, Chichen Itza, Yucatan by Tatiana Proskouriakoff ( Book )
4 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 212 libraries worldwide

Varieties of classic central Veracruz sculpture by Tatiana Proskouriakoff ( Book )
8 editions published between 1954 and 1970 in English and held by 73 libraries worldwide

Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico by Karl Ruppert ( Book )
4 editions published between 1955 and 1972 in English and held by 42 libraries worldwide

Primer Simposio Mundial sobre Epigrafía Maya : [ponencias by Simposio Mundial sobre Epigrafía Maya ( Book )
1 edition published in 1987 in Spanish and held by 18 libraries worldwide

Graphic designs on Mesoamerican pottery by Tatiana Proskouriakoff ( Book )
1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide

Selected chapters from The writing of the Maya Indians by I︠U︡. V Knorozov ( Book )
in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide

Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico by Karl Ruppert ( Book )
3 editions published in 1955 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide