Descriptive Information

Title

The Dresden Codex / reproduced from tracings of the original, colorings finished by hand, by William Gates.

Call Number

1308.989.6235 no.2

Identifier

ark:/88435/8p58pn04n

Publisher

Baltimore, Md. : The Maya Society at Johns Hopkins University, 1932.

Language

English

Date Created

1932

Format

Book

Extent

[8] p., leaf, 9 fold. leaves of col. facsims. ; 22 cm.

Rights Statement

No Known Copyright

Contents

Chapter I, pages 1 to 3, tzolkins 1 to 7 - Introductory.--Chapter II, pages 4 to 15, tzolkins 8 to 32 - Mythology and ceremonial.--Chapter III, pages 16 to 23, tzolkins 33 to 52 - The white lady.--Chapter IV, pages 24, 46 to 50 - The planet Venus.--Chapter V, pages 51 to 60, section 71 - Eclipse and lunar tables.--Chapter VI, pages 61 to 74, sections 72 to 75 - The dragon numbers. First Itzamná section. The deluge page.--Chapter VII, pages 25 to 28 - New year ceremonies.--Chapter VIII, pages 29 to 39, tzolkins 53 to 68 - Second Itzamná section. Chapter VIII, continued, pages 40 to 45 - Conclusion of preceding. The 3 lamat section.

Notes

Issued in case.

The original codex is in the Sächsische landesbibliothek, Dresden; the tracings were made by the editor from photographic enlargements of an uncolored copy of the Kingsborough facsimile, traced from the original by Agostino Aglio.

Discovery Information

Subject

Manuscripts, Maya—Facsimiles

Mayan languages—Writing

Maya mythology

Mayas—Religion

Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count

108

Institutional Information

Collection

Mesoamerican Manuscripts

IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e5fd4613-b42f-4ba6-af84-9d06b8a463c4/manifest

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