| Description |
2 volumes (x, 822 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Reprint of the 1893 ed. |
| Summary |
Volume 1 of most complete account of Indian picture writing ever, with 1,290 illustrations and 54 additional plates (total in set) depicting inscriptions on stone, bone, skins, feathers, quills, shells, earth, copper, wood, fabrics, pottery, and even the human body. Symbols of trade, war, peace, traditions, custom, history, games, more. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Vol. 1. Introduction -- Petroglyphs -- Petroglyphs in North America -- Petroglyphs in Central and South America -- Extra-limited petroglyphs -- Cup sculptures -- Pictographs generally -- Substances on which pictographs are made -- Instruments and materials by which pictographs are made -- Mnemonic -- Chronology -- Notices -- Communications -- Totems, titles, and names |
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Vol. 2. Religion -- Customs -- History -- Biography -- Ideography -- Conventionalizing -- Special comparison -- Means of interpretation -- Controverted pictographs -- General conclusions -- List of works and authors cited. |
| Subject |
Picture-writing, Indian.
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Picture-writing, Indian. (OCoLC)fst01063817
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| ISBN |
0486228428 (v. 1) |
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9780486228426 (v. 1) |
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0486228436 (v. 2) |
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9780486228433 (v. 2) |
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