Item Summary

Fragment of a manuscript phrase book of useful words and phrases in K'iche' and Spanish, including conversations and sample letters such as how to address in speech and writing a judge, a "jefe politico," or the president of the Republic.

Descriptive Information

Title
Quichè phrase book fragment : manuscript, [1892-1900].
Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 159)
Identifier
https://library.princeton.edu/mssimages/garrett-gates%20mesoamerican/garrettgatesmeso159-f1r.jpg
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[1892-1900].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
24 leaves : paper ; 32 x 22 cm.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Origin: Written in Santa Maria Chiquimula.
Binding Note
In cloth case.

Discovery Information

Subject
Quiché language—Terms and phrases
Quiché language—Conversation and phrase books—Spanish
Quiché language—Dictionaries—Spanish
Quiché language—Texts
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
52

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/9f367316-85ec-4497-bc0e-a3a99c38a3ac/manifest