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Codex Pérez : manuscript, [1877].

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An anthology containing excerpts from the Books of Chilam Balam of Maní and Oxkutzcab, tables of native and Christian calendars, prophecies, astrological almanacs, and history. The manuscript is complete, comprising both the whole of the Pérez transcription and the annotations added by Carrillo y Ancona between 1868 and 1877. The manuscript is divided into three parts. Part I contains correlations of Maya and Christian dates with prognostications based on Maya and European astrology. Part II is chiefly devoted to prophecy and historical chronicles, including the Maní Chronicle. Part III contains various almanacs, prophecies, and calendar data, plus the Maní land treaty of 1557. Also includes illustrations and Maya hieroglyphs.
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C0940 (Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 9)
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Pérez, Juan Pío, 1798-1859
Carrillo y Ancona, Crescencio, 1837-1897
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Mayan languages
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Maya language—Texts
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