Name/Title
Mathematics of the Incas : code of the quipuEntry/Object ID
F3429.3.Q6.A82Description
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, and even how to make a quipu. Fascinating for anthropologists, ethnologists, students, general readers.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
carol westfall collection, incas, quipuBook Details
Author
Marcia Ascher, Robert AscherPublisher
DoverDate Published
1997Call No.
F3429.3.Q6.A82ISBN
486295540, 9780486295541LCCN
96047494Notes
Length: 166