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Book of the Chilam Balam of Kaua : manuscript, [ca. 1824].

[ca. 1824].

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Manuscript fragment. Contains an almanac, calendrical correlations, and medical-botanical texts. Calendar years covered in manuscript are 1797-1826, but with entries only to 1824. Includes a Spanish Prayer "Oracion; Que sea en e Santo Sepulcro ..." on old pagination (CXIV and CXV). There are 3 separate numbering systems.
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C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 6)
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Mayan languages
Subject
Maya calendar
Maya astronomy
Mayas—Religion
Mayas—Medicine
Materia medica, Vegetable—Mexico—19th century
Medicinal plants—Mexico—19th century
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