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

[Susan Gilchrist]

Thank you, now I've got it.  Just clicked on the  little
picture of a book and now I can see the
*Dictionnaires pictographiques*
On my computer (OS X 10.2.8) I can save it as
a web page, then PDF and/or print.
Susan Gilchrist

On 8/10/06, D. M. Urquidi <deamayaspin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Not unless you make a jpeg of all the pages.  then save it all as one big
> PDF print file.  Or you have a new Mac that does both Mac and EXE files.
>
> Either way his files are extensive and useful.
>
> Dea
>
>
> *Susan Gilchrist <gilchrist.susan at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> 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 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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>  D. M. Urquidi
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