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Definition of Quipus
1. quipu [n] - See also: quipu
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quipus
Literary usage of Quipus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peru by William Hickling Prescott (1900)
"But the quipus were chiefly used for arithmetical purposes. The knots served
instead of ciphers, and could be combined in such a manner as to represent ..."
2. History of the Conquest of Peru ...: With a Preliminary View of the by William Hickling Prescott (1892)
"But the quipus were chiefly used for arithmetical purposes. The knots served
instead of ciphers, and could be combined in such a manner as to represent ..."
3. History of the Conquest of Peru by William Hickling Prescott, John Foster Kirk (1893)
"They were taught to speak their own dialect with purity and elegance; and they
became acquainted with the mysterious science of the quipus, which supplied ..."
4. History of the Conquest of Peru: With a Preliminary View of the Civilization by William Hickling Prescott (1847)
"But the quipus were chiefly used for arithmetical purposes. ... or " keepers of
the quipus," were required to furnish the government with information on ..."
5. The Book, Its History and Development by Cyril Davenport (1908)
"Bock inscriptions—Marks on wood—quipus—Wampum—Modern ideographs—Indian palm leaf
books—Ideographs and alphabets— ..."
6. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"... with thinner cords tied on to it at certain distances, in which the knots are
tied. . . . The cords are often of various colours, each with its quipus ..."
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