Script And Glyph
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Script And Glyph
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Author : Dana Leibsohn
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Release Date : 2009
Script And Glyph written by Dana Leibsohn and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Chichimecs categories.
The Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca was created at a pivotal transitional moment, bridging an era when pictorial manuscripts dominated and one that witnessed the rising hegemony of alphabetic texts. Script and Glyph is a particularly appropriate volume for Dumbarton Oaks, as it crosses the boundaries of Pre-Columbian and Landscape areas of study. The volume is beautifully illustrated with color images from the manuscript itself.
Glyph Breaker
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Author : Steven R. Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Glyph Breaker written by Steven R. Fischer and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Social Science categories.
After successfully deciphering the Rongorongo script of Easter Island, Steven Roger Fischer gained a unique place in the pantheon of glyphbreakers: he is the only person to have deciphered not one but two ancient scripts. Both of these scripts yield clues of great historical importance. Fischers previous decipherment, of a Cretan artefact called the Phaistos Disk, provided the key to the ancient Minoan language and showed it to be closely related to Mycenaean Greek. Fischer's decipherment of Rongorongo shows that it was not merely a mnemonic device for recalling memorised texts, but was actually read and used for creative composition. This is the exciting story of these two decipherments, by the man who now must rank as the greatest glyphbreaker of all time.
Deciphering The Maya Script
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Author : David H. Kelley
language : en
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press
Release Date : 1976
Deciphering The Maya Script written by David H. Kelley and has been published by Austin : University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Central America categories.
Scriptinformatics
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Author : Dr. habil. Gábor Hosszú
language : en
Publisher: Nap Kiadó
Release Date : 2021-02-05
Scriptinformatics written by Dr. habil. Gábor Hosszú and has been published by Nap Kiadó this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-05 with Computers categories.
Scripts (writing systems) usually belong to specific languages and have temporal, spatial and cultural characteristics. The evolution of scripts has been the subject of research for a long time. This is probably because the long-term development of human thinking is reflected in the surviving script relics, many of which are still undeciphered today. The book presents the study of the script evolution with the mathematical tools of systematics, phylogenetics and bioinformatics. In the research described, the script is the evolutionary taxonomic unit (taxon), which is analogous to the concept of biological species. Among the methods of phylogenetics, phenetics classifies the investigated taxa on the basis of their morphological similarity, and does not primarily examine genealogical relationships. Due to the scarcity of morphological diversity of scripts’ features, random coincidences of evolution-independent features are much more common in scripts than in biological species, thus phenetic modelling based solely on morphological features can lead to erroneous results. For this reason, phenetic modeling has been extended with evolutionary considerations, thereby allowing the modelling uncertainties observed in the script evolution to be addressed due to the large number of random coincidences (homoplasies) characterizing each script. The book describes an extended phenetic method developed to investigate the script evolution. This data-driven approach helps to reduce the impact of the uncertainties inherent in the phenetic model due to the large number of homoplasies that occur during the evolution of scripts. The elaborated phenetic and evolutionary analyses were applied to the Rovash scripts used on the Eurasian Steppe (Grassland), including the Turkic Rovash (Turkic Runic/runiform) and the Székely-Hungarian Rovash. The evaluation of the extended phenetic model of the scripts, the various phenograms, the script spectra and the group spectra helped to reconstruct the main ancestors and evolutionary stages of the investigated scripts.
Reading The Maya Glyphs Second Edition
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Author : Michael D. Coe
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2005-06-17
Reading The Maya Glyphs Second Edition written by Michael D. Coe and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-17 with History categories.
The breaking of the Maya code has completely changed our knowledge of this ancient civilization, and has revealed the Maya people's long and vivid history. Decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing has progressed to the point where most Maya written texts—whether inscribed on monuments, written in the codices, or painted or incised on ceramics—can now be read with confidence. In this practical guide, first published in 2001, Michael D. Coe, the noted Mayanist, and Mark Van Stone, an accomplished calligrapher, have made the difficult, often mysterious script accessible to the nonspecialist. They decipher real Maya texts, and the transcriptions include a picture of the glyph, the pronunciation, the Maya words in Roman type, and the translation into English. For the second edition, the authors have taken the latest research and breakthroughs into account, adding glyphs, updating captions, and reinterpreting or expanding upon earlier decipherments. After an introductory discussion of Maya culture and history and the nature of the Maya script, the authors introduce the glyphs in a series of chapters that elaborate on topics such as the intricate calendar, warfare, royal lives and rituals, politics, dynastic names, ceramics, relationships, and the supernatural world. The book includes illustrations of historic texts, a syllabary, a lexicon, and translation exercises.
Maya Script
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Author : María Longhena
language : en
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Release Date : 2000
Maya Script written by María Longhena and has been published by Abbeville Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Some give us portraits of the great leaders who played important roles in the rise of this extraordinary culture. The complexity of their incredible calendar and astronomical calculations reveals a highly developed civilization."--BOOK JACKET.
Lost Languages
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Author : Andrew Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-03
Lost Languages written by Andrew Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03 with Foreign Language Study categories.
"Moves on to dissect the most wellknown and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. They include the Etruscan alphabet of Italy, the Indus Valley seal script, Rongorongo from remote Easter Island, the Zapotec script of Mexico (probably the first writing system in the Americas) and the unique Phaistos disc of Crete." - - Provided by publisher.
The Tao Of Craft
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Author : Benebell Wen
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2016-09-27
The Tao Of Craft written by Benebell Wen and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Religion categories.
For the first time in English, Benebell Wen reveals the rich history and theoretical principles underlying the ancient practice of crafting Fu talismans, or magical sigils, in the Chinese Taoist tradition and gives detailed instructions for modern practitioners who would like to craft their own Fu. Fu talismans are ideograms and writings typically rendered on paper and empowered by means of invocations, ritual, and transferences of energy, or Qi. Talismans can be used for many purposes, such as strengthening or weakening personality characteristics, finding love, earning more money, or easing emotional tensions in the home. The Tao of Craft shows how metaphysical energy can be harnessed to amplify, strengthen, weaken, dispel, or block other metaphysical energy and to rectify perceived imbalances in the material plane. Supported by an abundance of detailed charts and images, this book serves as a step-by-step handbook that gives readers the knowledge and confidence to craft their own Fu talismans for personal empowerment. Wen, author of Holistic Tarot, delves into historic and cultural contexts of the Fu, from the neolithic period of Chinese history to contemporary practices of esoteric Taoism. Providing a solid foundation in the principles of Eastern spellcrafting, she highlights the blending of Taoist metaphysical practices with Western approaches to magic by pointing out eclectic, integrating, and harmonizing facets from other cultures and religions. Historically, Fu talismans were used by medieval Chinese for alleviating illness; averting misfortune, magical attacks, and curses; defending against assaults; and avoiding poverty. This book shows Western practitioners that the skill and knowledge to develop an interactive relationship with spirit realms are still available to them today, and serves as a practical handbook for accumulating Qi energy from sources in the environment and channeling it in concentrated form into their own Fu talismans.
Encyclopedia Of Information Science And Technology Third Edition
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Author : Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2014-07-31
Encyclopedia Of Information Science And Technology Third Edition written by Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-31 with Computers categories.
"This 10-volume compilation of authoritative, research-based articles contributed by thousands of researchers and experts from all over the world emphasized modern issues and the presentation of potential opportunities, prospective solutions, and future directions in the field of information science and technology"--Provided by publisher.
Computer Vision Eccv 2020
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Author : Andrea Vedaldi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-12
Computer Vision Eccv 2020 written by Andrea Vedaldi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-12 with Computers categories.
The 30-volume set, comprising the LNCS books 12346 until 12375, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2020, which was planned to be held in Glasgow, UK, during August 23-28, 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1360 revised papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 5025 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; object recognition; motion estimation.