Doctrine and confession - Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961; Gates, William, 1863-1940
Fragment copy of fray Pedro Beltrán de Santa Rosa's DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA, either the 1740 or 1757 edition. Includes the commandments, "Las obras de misericordia," and the credo. Includes occasional words in Latin and Spanish. Manuscript is water damaged with loss of text.
Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 73b, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Text in Yucatec with some Latin and Spanish.
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.
Unbound sheets, in case.
Also available in an electronic version.
Forms part of the Robert Garrett Collection (C0744).
Keywords: Theology, Doctrinal -- Mexico -- 18th century; Maya language -- Texts; Maya (Langue) -- Textes; Maya language; Theology, Doctrinal; Mexico; 1700-1799; Manuscripts, Maya -- 18th century; Paper; Unbound sheets; manuscripts (documents)