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Great Book of Maya Medicine, 1917.

1917.

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Manuscript copy of 285 numbered prescriptions/recipes for the use of plants in medical remedies and treatments. Written in two notebooks labeled "Libreta I and Libreta II." There are two different numbering systems, one written in pencil and the other in pen.
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Part of Mesoamerican Manuscripts
Get 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.
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Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 12)
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Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961
Language
Mayan languages
Subject
Mayas—Medicine
Materia medica, Vegetable—Mexico—19th century
Medicinal plants—Mexico—19th century
Maya language—Texts
Indigenous Studies
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