Theologia Indorum - Vico, Domingo de, 1485-1555.; Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961; Gates, William, 1863-1940
Incomplete ms. beginning on p. 3, possibly in the hand of Domingo de Vico, containing Christian lessons drawn from the lives of the saints and the New Testament, with explanations of Christian concepts (virtue, prudence, etc.). Paper damaged with loss of text, with 19th-century pagination.
Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 178, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Text in K'iche' and Latin.
Discovered in the town of Cunén; later acquired by William E. 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.
Parchment wrapper.
Forms part of the Robert Garrett Collection (C0744).
Also available in an electronic version.
Keywords: Christianity -- Guatemala; Quiché language -- Texts; Manuscripts, Maya -- 18th century; Paper; Parchment bindings (Binding)