Item Summary

Liturical text in Yucatec, misidentified by Gates as K'iche' Maya. Includes a discussion of the papacy and a series of prayers. It is fragmentary, ending with the beginning of "Para Ayudar a Viendo No Morir ..." Includes decorated crosses throughout, n.d.

Descriptive Information

Title
Yucatec doctrine : manuscript, [18--].
Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 194)
Identifier
https://library.princeton.edu/mssimages/garrett-gates%20mesoamerican/garrettgatesmeso194-f1r.jpg
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
[18--].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 v. (13 leaves) : paper ; 16 x 11 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
Title on cardboard covers (removed), supplied by Gates: Doctrina en Quichè.
Binding Note
Sewn gathering in cardboard covers (removed).

Discovery Information

Subject
Theology, Doctrinal—Mexico—19th century
Maya language—Texts
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
30

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/22628e58-8e7e-4c60-ad88-808d2cc1cfe1/manifest