Code Of The Quipu
A Study In Media, Mathematics, And Culture
Edición de la obra Code of the Quipu
| Autor | Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University Of Michigan Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1981 |
| Páginas | 176 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780472063253 |
| Número de Cutter | A813c |
Unique, thought-provoking study discusses quipu, an accounting system employing knotted, colored cords, used by Incas to transmit information. Cultural context, mathematics involved, quipu-maker in Inca society-even how to make a quipu. Fascinating for anthropologists, ethnologists, students, general readers.