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Title: Studies in Central American Picture-Writing
First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80,
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245

Author: Edward S. Holden

Release Date: November 20, 2007 [EBook #23562]

Language: English

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Transcriber's Note:

This book was originally published as a part of:

Powell, J. W.
1881 _First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-'80._ pp.
205-245. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

The table of contents and index included in this version of the book was
extracted from the complete volume.

A number of typographical errors found in the original text have been
maintained in this version. They are marked in the text with a [TN-#].
A description of each error is found in the complete list at the end of
the text. Original spelling has been maintained. A list of inconsistently
spelled words is found at the end of the text.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION--BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY.
J. W. POWELL, DIRECTOR.

STUDIES
IN
CENTRAL AMERICAN PICTURE-WRITING.

BY

EDWARD S. HOLDEN,
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS, U. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of illustrations 206
Introductory 207
Materials for the present investigation 210
System of nomenclature