Although this object appears to be two joined lidded containers, only that with the human figure atop has a removable lid. The maya vase book was devised by justin and barbara kerr to bring together works scattered in collections across the globe and make them available for study by scholars, students and all interested parties. Currently standing at five volumes, it is one of a select number of works that can be described as indispensable to the field. The aztlan journal order the maya vase books the photographs in mayavase. The maya vase books comprise a corpus of rollout photographs made by justin kerr with a camera specifically designed and built by him, to record the painting and carving on maya vases and contains essays by noted mayanists. The maya vase books comprise a corpus of rollout photographs made by justin kerr with a camera specifically designed and built by him, to record the painting. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases, edited by justin kerr. A brief note on human sacrifice in classical mayan culture. This database is accessible online through the site click on the maya vase database link on this homepage and it will redirect you. The maya vase database is an extension of the maya vase books by justin kerr and the precolumbian portfolio are photographs of various objects. Justin kerr and barbara kerr edited a series of six books analyzing the vases, as well.
Online exhibition the cultures and history of the americas. Are we seeing caged jaguars that are part of the tribute. The image is from justin kerr s amazing database of maya vases the photos are taken as the vase rotates, thereby giving us a flat image. A complete inventory of way characters on maya ceramics. Grube, nikolai, and werner nahm 1994 a census of xibalba. Barbara kerr editor, justin kerr illustrator spiralbound sep 1994. Maya vase k6608 from the justin kerr data base of maya vase paintings, depicts three underworld jaguars which may symbolize the three hearth stones of creation, a trinity of gods in maya religion known at the archaeological site of palenque as gi, gii, giii. Kerr furnished the rollouts, his wife designed the book, and coe again penned the text. Justin kerr developed the roll out method of photography to show these vases in their full glory. The maya vase book a corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases. Jun 10, 2014 justin kerr built his rollout camera out of a hasselblad, a turntable, and motors that synchronize the cameras moving film with the surface of a revolving vase. Tall blackbackground vase with teotihuacan maya war and sacrifice themes. Theynotethat theverb fortodrinkisuchincholanlanguages orukinyucatecanlanguages. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included.
A corpus of rollout photographs of maya by justin kerr excellent. Justin kerrs maya vase database mayavase search page. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The performance of rulership in mesoamerican izapa style art. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases, volume 4. Justin kerrs most popular book is a forest of kings.
Dedicated to justin and barbara kerr and their maya vase database. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases, volume 4, edited by justin kerr, pp. The maya vase book stephen houston and barbara macleod have independently arrived at a more complete phonetic decipherment of the wingquincunx. The five volume series of maya vase books are the primary source for those interested in mayan ceramics, art, culture and life. The text identifies the vase as the drinking vessel of chuyti chan, who carries the titles itsat pits, artist, ballplayer. The maya vase book a corpus of rollout photographs of maya. In the first book each photo is black and white, but each pages shows a good quality photo of the vase in full, with the design easy to see.
They, and volumes 3, 4, 5, may be purchased from kerr and associates. This maya vase from the guatemalan highlands dates from ad 600900, the late classic maya period. Each book is full of around 100200 decorated ancient maya vases. The vessels and objects depicted are in museums and collections across the united states, europe, mexico, guatemala, honduras, and belize. Books by justin kerr author of how to be great at your job. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases, volume 1. Thenoun for drinking cup often adds an instru mental suffix vb to this root, together withthenounsuffixvi. The tribute being brought to the ruler is cloth, feathers, a vase, jaguars were found sacrificed under altar q at copan. Justin kerr is the author of how to be great at your job 3. This coincided with the research that i was doing for my book on the maya underworld xibalba.
Barbara and justin kerr are very pleased to announce the publication of volume 6 of the maya vase book. Coe and justin kerr, the art of the maya scribe, 1998, rollout frontispiece pp. Experts believed that scenes such as this represented gods from the underworld, but recent scholarship has clarified the role of these horrific creatures as animate spells and personified illnesses sent out by sorcerers. His innovation inspired the kerrs to produce six volumes of the maya vase book 750 rollouts with essays by leading scholars. Unlocking the past with a ceramic key times higher.
It was very successful, and we were then able to publish volume ii. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases by justin kerr 1990, spiral at the best online prices at ebay. Reentsbudet, dorie 2001 classic maya concepts of the royal court. Hieroglyphs on maya vessels david stijarr the maya vase book our present understanding of the elite and religious culture of classic maya civilizationowesmuchtothevivid scenes and hieroglyphic texts.
Justin created his rollout camera from a hasselblad, a turntable, and motors that synchronize the moving film with the surface of a revolving vase. The maya vase database is an extension of the maya vase books by justin kerr and the precolumbian portfolio are photographs of various. Michael coe and justin kerr, the art of the maya scribe. Order the maya vase books the photographs in were created with few exceptions by justin kerr over a period of thirty years. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases, edited by kerr, justin, pp. Maya this doublechambered blackware vessel rises on four slab feet and contains three finely modeled mythological characters. Available online moramarin, david 1999 the structure of the dedicatory formula in classic lowland mayan texts. Karl taube, an illustrated dictionary of the gods and symbols of ancient mexico and the maya. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. A subset of the photographs is zoomable, all the better for deciphering the.
Kislak collection, rare book and special collections division, library of congress 040. The maya vase book by justin kerr and edited by barbara kerr, published in six volumes, contains approximately 750 rollout photographs of maya vessels along with scholarly analyses of the iconography, art, and hieroglyphics associated with them contributed by. The ruler is depicted holding a ceremonial bar from which emerges the divine vision serpent bearded dragon known to scholars as the och chan. Rollout view, painted vessel enthroned maya lord and attendants, c. In the age of piracy on the high seas, sailing instructions were topsecret documents upon which rested the security of the kings fleet and his treasure.
Maya vase k7289 from the justin kerr data base depicts a ruler or priest involved in a mushroom ritual of underworld jaguar transformation. Linda schele and peter matthews, the code of kings, scribner 1998. They, and volumes 3, 4, 5, may be purchased from kerr and associates 14 west 17th street new york, new york, usa 10011. Fenton style vase k558 rollout by justin kerr panorama foto of paxil mountain where according the popol wuj the first corn was found. Francis robicsek and donald hales, the maya book of the dead, university of virginia art museum 1981. Codexstyle vase with mythological scene maya the met. The catholics destroyed almost all of the books during the first years of their occupation only 4 codices are known to exist. The maya ceramic book of creation universiteit leiden. Coe, michael, and justin kerr 1998 the art of the maya scribe. A corpus of rollout photographs of maya vases by justin kerr. Linda schele and mary miller, the blood of kings, braziller 1986.
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