Smithsonian Institution Archives

Records, 1930-1935

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FARU7269
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Badianus Manuscript Project
Dates:
1930-1935
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
Materials consist of approximately 115 gouache copies by Marie-Therese Missonnier-Vuillemin of illustrations in the "Badianus Manuscript"; and a descriptive pamphlet by Emily Walcott Emmart concerning the "Badianus Manuscript," an Aztec Herbal, "Codex Barberini, Latin 24 (Vatican Library), 1935. Additional documentation concerning the project exists in Record Unit 46 and at Johns Hopkins University.

Historical Note

Historical Note
In the early 1930s the Smithsonian Institution, in cooperation with Johns Hopkins University, undertook the project of reproducing the "Badianus Manuscript" located in the Vatican Library. The manuscript, an Aztec herbal, was composed in Aztec and Latin by Martin de la Cruz and Juannes Badianus in 1552. The Smithsonian withdrew from the project in 1937.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7269, Smithsonian Institution, Badianus Manuscript Project, Records

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Cruz, Martin de la Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Badiano, Juan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Missonnier-Vuillemin, Marie-Therese Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trueblood, Emily W. Emmart Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Badianus Manuscript Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johns Hopkins University Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vatican Library Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Manuscript. Barb. Lat. 241 Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Botany Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Herbs -- Therapeutic use Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scientific illustrations Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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