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BY way of encouraging the study of ancient documents having reference to the early history of the Mayas, the museum committee on Central American research purpose publishing translations of the more important papers that have appeared in connection the deciphering of the Maya hieroglyphs. The most recent issue of this series is a translation of Dr. Förstemann's commentary on the Maya MS. inytne Royal Library of Dresden, generally known as the Dresden Codex. The figures of the original manuscript may be known to students from the admirable reproductions due to Lord Kingsborough (London, 1831), and for the proper appreciation of the value of Förstemann's commentary, these plates or some other facsimile should be consulted. Without such assistance Dr. Förstemann admits that his description is of little value, and even with this aid, the book will scarcely be intelligible without some previous knowledge.
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Maya Hieroglyphs 1 . Nature 76, 45–46 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/076045a0
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