[Aztlan] On-line laboratory for Nahua (Aztec) glyph decipherment

[Susan Gilchrist]

Do you know if there's a way to download it on a macintosh?
(Sorry to send this twice, I mistakenly clicked reply instead of
reply all.)
Susan Gilchrist
http://elboscoblog.blogspot.com/


On 8/10/06, Jerry Offner <ixtlil at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> It is a bit surprising that no one has mentioned Marc Thouvenot's decades
> of work condensed into the highly useful program CEN at this link:
>
> http://www.sup-infor.com/
>
> Marc has thorughly studied the content, meaning and pronunciation of Nahua
> (Aztec) pictographs, with an emphasis on the Texcocan area.  He has designed
> and continously improved his programs for studying them and Nahuatl.  The
> program  CEN is free, large but easily downloaded and installed, bug-free
> and enjoyable to use.  Good quality photos of scarcely or poorly published
> codices are part of the download, as can be seen by examining the files and
> file structure after the download.    Most directions are in French, English
> and Spanish. (I should be able to help anyone with difficulties getting the
> file structure right on their computer in case they find the site's
> directions difficult).   (There is a lot more of interest to
> Mesoamericanists at this site).
>
> Marc's dissertation "Codex XOLOTL. Etude d'une des composantes de son
> écriture : les glyphes. Dictionnaire des éléments  constitutifs des glyphes"
> can also be downloaded for those who prefer a more conventional
> presentation.   It is in French, but its task is so detailed and descriptive
> that it can be followed with minimal work with a good French dictionary
> (on-line or paper).
>
> The only way to account for the general lack of knowledge regarding his
> work is that he has not produced a dead-tree coffee table work in whatever
> language.   Given the nature of the subject, his software approach is the
> current optimum method of presentation.
>
> Marc Thouvenot's work is indispensable if you want to get serious about
> Nahua pictographic writing. At the same time, beginners can obtain
> attractive pictures and illustrations along with information that can be
> accessed in greater or lesser detail, as they require,
>
> Jerry Offner
> ixtlil at earthlink.net
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