Doctrina christiana en lengua chinanteca, añadida la explicacion de los principales mysterios de la fee. : Modo de baptizar en caso de necessidad, y de ayudar á bien morir, y methodo de administracion de sacramentos

Name:

Barreda, Nicolás de la

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1781

Description:

A fair 19th-century copy of Barreda's Chinantec translation, published in 1730, of Geronimo de Ripalda's Doctrina christiana, with additional material on Catholic doctrine and the administration of the sacraments. Includes the Lord's prayer, Ave Maria, Apostles' Creed, and ten commandments in Chinantec, followed by catechisms and instructions for the sacraments written in parallel columns of Chinantec and Spanish. The title page, licenses and prefatory material in Spanish from the published edition are copied at the beginning of the volume.

Language:

Spanish; Castilian; Central American Indian languages

Provenance:

"Manuscript copy of the first and only edition of Barreda's work, and of the only copy known of it, which was obtained in Mexico by Dr. Berendt, and sold by him to Mr. John Carter Brown of Providence" (Brinton, p. 21).; From the collection of C. Hermann Berendt, later acquired by Daniel Garrison Brinton (ex libris stamp on title page).; Berendt, C. Hermann (Carl Hermann), 1817-1878, former owner.; Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899, former owner.

Subject:

Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- Chinantec; Catholic Church; Chinantec language -- Texts; Indians of Mexico -- Languages -- Early works to 1800; Sacraments -- Catholic Church -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Language and languages; Sacraments -- Catholic Church; Indians of Mexico -- Languages; Chinantec language

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); catechisms; prayers (compositions); translations (documents); Manuscripts, Mexican; Manuscripts, Spanish; Handbooks and manuals

Physical Description:

79 leaves : paper; 207 x 174 (164 x 128) mm bound to 212 x 176 mm

Geographic Subject:

Mexico -- Languages -- Early works to 1800; Mexico

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 2r).; Pagination: Paper, 79; [ii, I-III], IV-XII, [1], 2-119; pagination in same hand as text, upper center; ff. 67v-79v blank.; Layout: Catechisms and material on sacraments written in 2 columns of 20 lines, Chinantec on the left and Spanish on the right (pp. 13-119).; Script: In the hand of C. Hermann Berendt.; Decoration: Elaborate pen-and-ink borders on title page.; Binding: Late 19th-century blind tooled leather, now lacking spine.; Origin: Copied in New York, 1871 (p. 119).; Spanish and Chinantec.; Related Work: Ripalda, Gerónimo de, 1536?-1618. Doctrina christiana.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700 Item 97

Collection:

Berendt-Brinton Linguistic Collection