Mesoamerican Manuscripts at Princeton is a digital portal that provides access to nearly 300 manuscripts, documents, and artifacts spanning twelve centuries of recorded history. Some 15 languages are represented with particular strengths in K’iche’, Yucatec, and Nahuatl. For a history and description of the collections, see the About section.
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- Date:
- [ca. 1850-1860].
- Subject:
- Mayas—Antiquities, Mayas—History, Mayas—Religion, Maya—Medicine, Materia medica, Vegetable—Mexico—19th century, Medicinal plants—Mexico—19th century, Maya languages—Text, Maya calendar, Maya astronomy, Calkiní (Mexico)—History, Indigenous Studies, Calf bindings (Binding), and Paper
- Text language:
- Text in Yucatec with some Spanish.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Chilam BalamYucatec
- Date:
- [17--].
- Subject:
- Cofradía de la Santa Vera Cruz (Totonicapán, Guatemala)—By-laws, Cofradías (Latin America), Confraternities—Guatemala—Totonicapán, Quiché Indians—Religion, Quiché language—Texts, Indigenous peoples of Central America—Guatemala—History—Sources, Totonicapán (Guatemala)—Religion, Indigenous Studies, Paper, and Vellum bindings (Binding)—18th century
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 104)
- Text language:
- Text in K'iche' with Spanish translation (in successive paragraphs).
- Date:
- 1565 Aug. 14.
- Subject:
- Torres, Juan de 1547-1599, Vico, Domingo de 1485-1555, Viana, Francisco de ca. 1530-1609, Kekchi language—Texts, Indigenous Studies, Vellum bindings (Binding)—16th century, and Paper
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 242)
- Text language:
- Text in K'eq'chi and Spanish.
- Date:
- [1745].
- Subject:
- Quiché language—Terms and phrases, Quiché language—Conversation and phrase books—Spanish, Quiché language—Dictionaries—Spanish, Materia medica, Vegetable—Guatemala—18th century, Quiché language—Texts, Dictionaries—18th century, Phrase books—18th century, Paper, Vellum bindings (Binding), and Dictionaries
- Call number:
- C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 160)
- Text language:
- Text in K'iche' and Spanish.