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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1048 The Maya Manuscript of the Royal Library at Dresden
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1048
- Creators:
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Schellhas, Paul, 1859-1945
- Dates:
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1886
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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123 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The first part of the paper contains a general discussion and enumeration of the Precolumbian Maya Manuscripts located in various European libraries and archives. Shellhas later describes the system of Maya calendrics and finally his interpretation of the Codex Dresden.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1048, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1048
Local Note
Local Note
Printed by Unger Brothers, reprinted from the Journal for Anthropology, Ethnology and Primitive History.
Local Note
The transcript bears a stamp which reads, "Bureau of American Ethnology. Manuscript Vault. April, 1926."
Local Note
typescript document
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayas | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Calendars | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Maya | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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