Novena de Christo crucificado : con otras oraciones en lengua maya

Name:

Beltrán de Santa Rosa, Pedro

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1868

Description:

A 19th-century copy of Beltrán de Santa Rosa's 1740 book of prayers in Maya and a dialogue or catechism in Maya with a facing translation in Spanish, with extensive front matter in Spanish; followed by a copy of the Maya texts from the second edition of Beltrán de Santa Rosa's Declaracion de la doctrina christiana en el idioma yucateco (1757), including the Lord's prayer, Ave Maria, Apostle's Creed, commandments, sacraments, articles of faith, and dialogues or catechisms in Maya. Berendt indicates in a note (p. [86]) that he has omitted the Spanish discussion at the beginning of the Declaracion (pp. 2-22 in the printed text).

Language:

Spanish; Castilian; Mayan languages

Provenance:

Copied from a published copy in the possession of Don Pedro Regil y Peon, Mérida (note, p. 1).; 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:

Maya language -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Mayan languages -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Indians of Mexico -- Languages -- Early works to 1800; Language and languages; Indians of Mexico -- Languages; Mayan languages; Maya language

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); prayer books; translations (documents); Manuscripts, Mexican; Manuscripts, Spanish

Physical Description:

55 leaves : paper; 191 x 130 mm bound to 197 x 134 mm

Geographic Subject:

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

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Former custodian of the province of San Joseph de Yucatan; revisor of books for the Holy Office (title page).; Table of contents: 1.pp.1-83: Novena de Christo crucificado con otras oraciones en lengua maya.; Table of contents: 2.pp.[84]-105: Declaracion de la doctrina christiana en el idioma yucateco.; Title from title page (p. 1).; Pagination: Paper, 55; [1-5], 6-83, [84-86], 87-105, [v (blank)]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Script: In the hand of C. Hermann Berendt.; Binding: Late 19th-century leather; upper cover detached.; Origin: Copied in Mérida, 1868 (note, p. 1).; Spanish and Maya.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700 Item 21

Collection:

Berendt-Brinton Linguistic Collection