Below are references used on each page of the Maya Codices portion of the Codicology section of the site. In-text citations are often links directly to the online sources* to avoid confusion. Parenthetical citations are from offline sources, such as journal articles or books.
Context
Authentic Maya: Guatemala – Cradle of the Mayan Civilization. (2011). Maya writing. Retrieved from http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_writing.htm
Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). Maya civilization: Maya civilization timeline. Retrieved from http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc09eng.shtml
Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). Maya civilization: Writing and hieroglyphics. Retrieved from http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc04eng.shtml
History.com staff. (2010). Mexico timeline. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/mexico/mexico-timeline
The Story of Mathematics. (2010). Mayan mathematics. Retrieved from http://www.storyofmathematics.com/mayan.html
TimeMaps. (n.d.) The Maya civilization. Retrieved from http://www.timemaps.com/civilization/Mayan-civilization
Codices
Arizona University Libraries. (n.d.). Mayan codex facsimiles. Retrieved from http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/mexcodex/maya.htm#Tro
Boucarda. (2013, April 25). Diego de Landa [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://anthropology.msu.edu/anp264-ss13/2013/04/25/diego-de-landa/
Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.) Mystery of the Maya – the film. Retrieved from http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmf01eng.shtml
Coe, M. D. (1973). The Maya scribe and his world. New York, NY: Grolier Club. Retrieved from http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/codices/pdf/grolier_kerr.pdf
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (n.d.). The ancient Maya codices: The Dresden Codex. Retrieved from http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/codices/dresden.html
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (n.d.). The ancient Maya codices: The Madrid Codex. Retrieved from http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/codices/madrid.html
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (n.d.). The ancient Maya codices: The Paris Codex. Retrieved from http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/codices/paris.html
Gobierno de España: Ministerio de Educaciónal Cultura y Deporte. (n.d.). Códice Trocortesiano [Spanish language site]. Retrieved from http://www.mecd.gob.es/museodeamerica/coleccion/seleccion-de-piezas2/Arqueolog-a/C-dice-Trocortesiano.html
Mann, T., Robin, C., Zellner, D., Batkie, S., Moy, A., Rhee, S., & Sun, L. (n.d.). The Paris Codex: Background information. Retrieved from http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/codex/background.html
Milbrath, S. (2002, Spring). New questions concerning the authenticity of the Grolier Codex. Latin American Indian Literatures Journal, (18)1, 50-83. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/2762940/New_Questions_about_the_Authenticity_of_the_Grolier_Codex
Saxon State and University Library Dresden. (n.d.). The Dresden Maya-Codex. Retrieved from http://www.slub-dresden.de/en/collections/manuscripts/the-dresden-maya-codex/
Schuster, A. M. H. (1999, January/February). Redating the Madrid Codex. Archaeology, (52)1. Retrieved from http://archive.archaeology.org/9901/newsbriefs/codex.html
World Digital Library. (2015, April 27). The Dresden Codex. Retrieved from http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11621/
World Public Library (n.d.) Paris Codex. Retrieved from http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/Paris_Codex
Writing Structure
Chaa Creek. (2012, May 11). The bark beater — an ancient Maya tool [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/2012/05/the-bark-beater-an-ancient-maya-tool/
Coe, M. D. (1973). The Maya scribe and his world. New York, NY: Grolier Club.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (n.d.). The ancient Maya codices: Introduction. Retrieved from http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/codices/introduction.html
Mann, T., Robin, C., Zellner, D., Batkie, S., Moy, A., Rhee, S., & Sun, L. (n.d.). The Paris Codex: Background information. Retrieved from http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/codex/background.html
Martí, B. (n.d.). Los enigmáticos códices [Spanish language site]. Retrieved from http://www.mayadiscovery.com/es/historia/codices.htm
Tobin, T. J. (2001). The construction of the codex in Classic and Postclassic-period Maya civilizations. Retrieved from http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~tobin/maya/
Tools
Tobin, T. J. (2001). The construction of the codex in Classic and Postclassic-period Maya civilizations. Retrieved from http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~tobin/maya/
Van Stone, M. (2012, March 21). Maya book technology: Making bark paper [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMKDiaha_qE
Inks
Chang, K. (2008, February 29). The grim story of Maya Blue. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/science/29bluew.html
Fois, E., Gamba, A., & Tilocca, A. (2003). On the unusual stability of Maya blue paint: molecular dynamics simulations. Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, 57(3), 263-272. doi:10.1016/S1387-1811(02)00596-6
Foundation for Latin American Anthropological Research. (2009, July 7). Colors are deeply embedded in Mexican culture. Retrieved from http://www.maya-archaeology.org/Mayan_anthropology_ethnography_archaeology_art_history_iconography_epigraphy/Mayan_colors_colorants_pigments_dyes_geology_clays_minerals_murals_pottery_ceramics_painting_ethnohistory.php
Gannon, M. (2013, April 2). Maya Blue paint recipe deciphered. Live Science. Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/28381-maya-blue-paint-recipe-discovered.html
Haude, M. E. (1997). Identification and classification of colorants used during Mexico’s Early Colonial period. The Book and Paper Group Annual, 16. Retrieved from http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v16/bp16-05.html
Latinamericanstudies.org. (n.d.). Codices and vessels murals [Images of codices]. Retrieved from http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mayan-codices.htm
Polette-Niewold, L. A., Manciu, F. S., Torres, B., Alvarado, M., & Chianelli, R. R. (2007). Organic/inorganic complex pigments: Ancient colors Maya Blue. Journal Of Inorganic Biochemistry, 101(11/12), 1958-1973. doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.07.009
Tobin, T. J. (2001). The construction of the codex in Classic and Postclassic-period Maya civilizations. Retrieved from http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~tobin/maya/
Text
Diringer, D. (2011). The book before printing: Ancient, medieval, oriental (lettering, calligraphy, typography). New York, NY: Dover Publications.
Mann, T., Robin, C., Zellner, D., Batkie, S., Moy, A., Rhee, S., & Sun, L. (n.d.). The Paris Codex: Background information. Retrieved from http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/codex/background.html
Tobin, T. J. (2001). The construction of the codex in Classic and Postclassic-period Maya civilizations. Retrieved from http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~tobin/maya/
Binding
Kohlschmidt, M. (2012, January 1). Codex Dresdensis – 3D reconstruction of the Maya Codex in Dresden [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsIaUzfYDgE
Mann, T., Robin, C., Zellner, D., Batkie, S., Moy, A., Rhee, S., & Sun, L. (n.d.). The Paris Codex: Background information. Retrieved from http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/codex/background.html
Tobin, T. J. (2001). The construction of the codex in Classic and Postclassic-period Maya civilizations. Retrieved from http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~tobin/maya/
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