| This book contains information on Mayan cycles of the calendar, history, gods and spirits, weather, and astronomy. A coating of fine white lime is applied to both sides of the paper sheets (made from a pulp made from the fig tree) to provide a smooth finish upon which to paint. The hieroglyphs are painted on both sides so to read them you would read along one side of the paper strip, from left to right, and then turn the book over and read the other side. (This text description was edited from the Northwestern University website.) The Paris Codex is one of only four generally accepted surviving pre-Columbian Maya books. The Paris Codex was acquired by the Bibliothèque Royale of Paris in 1832 and is currently held at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, in the Département des Manuscrits, catalogued as Mexicain 386. Artist: Mayan. (Paris Codex). See more information and links on Wikipedia. |