Notes on the Maya language as spoken in the Yucatan, with specific references to the Itzá (Petén) and Lacandon dialects spoken in Guatemala, followed by a collection of texts of songs in the Maya language, written in Mérida in 1868.
Language:
Mayan languages
Provenance:
From the collection of C. Hermann Berendt, later acquired by Daniel Garrison Brinton (ex libris stamp on title page, f. 1r).; Brinton, Daniel G. 1837-1899, former owner.
Ms. codex.; Ethnologist C. Hermann Berendt traveled to Petén, Guatemala, in 1866 and 1867 on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Table of contents: 1.p.1-46: Maya.; Table of contents: 2.p.47-[56]: Canciones en lengua maya.; Table of contents: 3.p.[60-61]: Additional notes.; 7 leaves that were loose or pasted to other leaves, including a sheet of notated music pasted inside the lower cover, have been removed and are shelved with the manuscript.; Pagination: Paper, 32; [ii], 53, [54-62]; pages 28-43 and [57-59] are blank, as are 14 leaves at the end of the volume; contemporary pagination in ink through 53, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in the hand of C. Hermann Berendt.; Binding: Late 19th-century cardboard.; Origin: Written in Guatemala and Mexico, probably between 1866 and 1868.; Itzá, Lacandon, and Yucatan dialects of Maya, with brief notes in Spanish and German.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700 Item 203
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