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Coe and Justin Kerr,<I> The Art of the Maya Scribe </I>(New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997).","citation":"Michael D. Coe and Justin Kerr,<I> The Art of the Maya Scribe </I>(New York: Harry N. 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