Las oraciones en lengua quiché de Rabinal con unos fragmentos en lengua cuechechi (cagchi)

Contributor:

Brasseur de Bourbourg, abbé, 1814-1874 (former owner); Pinart, A. L. 1852-1911 (former owner); Boban, Eugène (former owner); Brinton, Daniel G. 1837-1899 (former owner)

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1600

Description:

A fragment of a manuscript in the Kekchi language, perhaps from the 17th century, of Catholic doctrine, including the Lord's prayer, Ave Maria, Apostles' creed, and some material in a catechism format. Its title page was added by the abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg.

Language:

Mayan languages

Provenance:

Bookplates inside upper cover: Ex Collectione Americana, Domini Brasseur de Bourbourg; Alph. Pinart, Sol Oriens Discutit Umbras, Série E.3, No. 35. Paper label on front flyleaf: Collection E. Boban, Antiquaire à Paris. Label on upper cover: Geo. A. Leavitt & Co., Auctioneers, New York, no. 2395.; From the collection of Daniel Garrison Brinton (ex libris stamp on title page).

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Subject:

Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church; Kekchi language -- Texts; Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Languages -- Early works to 1800; Language and languages; Indians of Central America; Kekchi language

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Prayers; Manuscripts, Spanish; Manuscripts, Latin American; Texts

Physical Description:

8 leaves : paper; 215 x 148 mm bound to 221 x 158 mm

Geographic Subject:

Guatemala -- Languages -- Early works to 1800; Guatemala

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. i recto).; Foliation: Paper, 8; i (modern paper) + 7, modern pencil foliation, lower right recto.; Layout: Second half of manuscript written in two columns (f. 3-7).; Binding: 19th-century boards with a leather spine.; Origin: Written in Guatemala in the 17th century?; Kekchi, with a few Spanish headings and a later Spanish title page.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700

Collection:

Berendt-Brinton Linguistic Collection