Gabrielle Vail is a research scholar specializing in codical and pre-Columbian studies at New College of Florida and the author or coeditor of five books, including The Madrid Codex. Christine Hernández is the Curator of Special Collections at the Latin American Library at Tulane University and a Mesoamerican archaeologist who has published on topics ranging from Michoacan archaeology to pre-Columbian codices.

“This book presents the very latest interpretation of several of the most important sections of the Maya codices by two of the foremost experts on the subject. It is a major step forward in codical research, pushing the boundaries of traditional categories and delving into the apparently very rich mythic content of these manuscripts, which are essentially divinatory in nature . . . an essential reference work not only for codical researchers but for all Mesoamericanists.” —Matthew Looper, California State University, Chico

Gabrielle Vail is a research scholar specializing in codical and pre-Columbian studies at New College of Florida and the author or coeditor of five books, including The Madrid Codex. Christine Hernández is the Curator of Special Collections at the Latin American Library at Tulane University and a Mesoamerican archaeologist who has published on topics ranging from Michoacan archaeology to pre-Columbian codices.

“This book presents the very latest interpretation of several of the most important sections of the Maya codices by two of the foremost experts on the subject. It is a major step forward in codical research, pushing the boundaries of traditional categories and delving into the apparently very rich mythic content of these manuscripts, which are essentially divinatory in nature . . . an essential reference work not only for codical researchers but for all Mesoamericanists.” —Matthew Looper, California State University, Chico

Gabrielle Vail is a research scholar specializing in codical and pre-Columbian studies at New College of Florida and the author or coeditor of five books, including The Madrid Codex. Christine Hernández is the Curator of Special Collections at the Latin American Library at Tulane University and a Mesoamerican archaeologist who has published on topics ranging from Michoacan archaeology to pre-Columbian codices.

“This book presents the very latest interpretation of several of the most important sections of the Maya codices by two of the foremost experts on the subject. It is a major step forward in codical research, pushing the boundaries of traditional categories and delving into the apparently very rich mythic content of these manuscripts, which are essentially divinatory in nature . . . an essential reference work not only for codical researchers but for all Mesoamericanists.” —Matthew Looper, California State University, Chico