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ILLUSTRATIONS ix FIGURES Figure 1.1 Map of the Maya area, showing linguistic groupings at the time of the Spanish Conquest 4 Figure 1.2 Map of the Postclassic Maya area, showing relevant archaeological sites 7 Figure 2.1 Condition of page M. 56 at the end of the twentieth century 37 Figure 2.2 Condition of page M. 1 in 1882 40 Figure 2.3 Detail of upper right corner of page M. 1 41 Figure 2.4 Nonphotographic facsimile of page M. 56 published by Brasseur de Bourbourg in 1869 43 Figure 2.5 Nonphotographic facsimile of page M. 112 published by Brasseur de Bourbourg in 1869 44 Illustrations ILLUSTRATIONS x Figure 2.6 Condition of page M. 56 as of about 1911 45 Figure 2.7 Condition of patch on page M. 56 as of about 1911 47 Figure 2.8 Shadows in 1911 photograph of page M. 56 48 Figure 2.9 Shadows in a photograph taken in the early 1960s of page M. 56 50 Figure 2.10 Thinning and attrition of patch on page M. 56 between about 1911 and 1966 51 Figure 2.11 Schematic diagram of relationships among layers of different materials making up page M. 56/M. 112 52 Figure 2.12 Mirror image (digital reversal) of area of patch on page M. 56 54 Figure 3.1 Digitally magnified “reversed” view of text on M. 56 patch 61 Figure 3.2 Examples of a folded folio-sized colonial page; sample pages from author’s private collection 62 Figure 3.3 Examples of Italica Bastarda– and Cortesana-style script 64 Figure 3.4 Map showing location of colonial villages discussed in text 73 Figure 3.5 Sánchez deAguilar’s commission as comisario of Chancenote 74 Figure 4.1 Settlements of central Petén lakes area 93 Figure 4.2 Earplug motifs 100 Figure 4.3 A tiara-like headdress from the Madrid Codex 101 Figure 4.4 Non-effigy censers 105 Figure 4.5 ChenMulModeledfigureeffigycensersfromMayapánand motifs from the Madrid Codex 108 Figure 5.1 Day glyphs in the Maya codices 132 Figure 5.2 Month glyphs in the Maya codices 135 Figure 5.3 Symbols used for representing numbers in the Maya codices and examples of Long Count dates 137 Figure 5.4 Structure of almanac on M. 102c 139 Figure 5.5 M. 16a and 23c with calendrical structures 140–141 Figure 5.6 Circular almanac on M. 51a and crossover almanac on M. 103a 143 Figure 6.1 Cognate almanacs on D. 38b–41b and M. 10a–13a 159 Figure 6.2 Relation between the haab and the tropical year 162 Figure 7.1 In extenso tzolkin sequence on M. 65–72 176–177 Figure 7.2 Calendar Round date 13 Ahau 13 Cumku on M. 73b 178 Figure 7.3 Possible haab references in the almanac on M. 65–72, 73b 181 Figure 7.4 Eclipse iconography from Dresden and Madrid codices 182 Figure 7.5 Deities holding sprouting maize plants on M. 65–72, 73b 186 [3.235.120.15] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 07:52 GMT) ILLUSTRATIONS xi Figure 7.6 Comparison of yearbearer imagery from M. 65–72, 73b, and D. 25–28 190 Figure 7.7 Relationship between Cumku and Uayeb iconography on M. 65–72, 73b 192 Figure 7.8 Relationship between Cumku and 1 Pop iconography on M. 65–72, 73b 196 Figure 7.9 Cauac yearbearer page (M. 34) 200 Figure 7.10 Kan yearbearer page (M. 35) 202 Figure 7.11 Muluc yearbearer page (M. 36) 203 Figure 7.12 Ix yearbearer page (M. 37) 204 Figure 7.13 Additional almanacs with Yaxkin references 206 Figure 7.14 Temple purification ceremony on M. 19b 207 Figure 7.15 Possible haab references on M. 10b–11b and 12b–18b 208 Figure 8.1 Yearbearer imagery on M. 90b and D. 25 217 Figure 8.2 Yearbearer rituals on M. 24c–25c 225 Figure 8.3 Almanac on M. 99b–100b with its associated calendrical structure 227 Figure 8.4 Almanac on M. 90a–92a showing trapping activities 230 Figure 8.5 Almanac on M. 59a–60a showing yearbearer rituals 233 Figure 8.6 Almanac on M. 101a–102a picturing deities with mummy bundles 234 Figure 8.7 Almanac on M. 97c–98c showing deities holding flowering maize seeds 236 Figure 8.8 Almanac on M. 38c showing deities drilling new fire 238 Figure 8.9 Almanac on M...