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Manuscript/Mixed Material Handbook of a Guatemalan highlands priest,

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About this Item

Title

  • Handbook of a Guatemalan highlands priest,

Summary

  • This composite manuscript, in at least two Mayan languages, as well as Latin and Spanish, was most likely created by Dominican priests working with Indian populations in the middle of the sixteenth century in the Guatemalan highlands. It contains a variety of materials in Kekchi and Quiché, including the lives of saints, religious instructions and hymns, guidance on marital arrangements, and the Church feast days. That such a book, destined for daily use, survived at all is extraordinarily rare. It provides a unique window into issues of cultural interaction and missionary practices and experiences during the early period of contact.

Names

  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Headings

  • -  Catholic Church--Missions--Guatemala
  • -  Catholic Church--Guatemala--Clergy--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Dominicans--Guatemala
  • -  Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Religion
  • -  Guatemala--Religion--16th century

Genre

  • Manuals (Handbooks)--Guatemala

Notes

  • -  Probably a Domincan text, copied in Alta Verapaz; possibly salvaged from Dominican convent in Cobán, retained when building was razed, by Erwin Dieseldorff, amateur Mayan collector, with connections in London.
  • -  In Kekchi, Quiché, Latin, and Spanish.
  • -  Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
  • -  NUCMC/kislak
  • -  NUCMC/vm01
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1988.013.00.0002
  • -  Add back this 985 ($a rbc/scd) when new 856 replaces current. he01 2024-01-26

Medium

  • 3 (or more) manuscripts bound in one volume.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Kislak MS 1015

Repository

  • Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Jay I. Kislak Collection (Acc. 1988.013.00.0002)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007574382

Access Advisory

  • Collection open for research.

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Jay I. Kislak Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse. The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

The Kislak Collection is open to research. Because many of the items in the collection are on exhibit in the Library of Congress’ galleries, researchers are advised to contact the Geography and Map Division and/or the Rare Book and Special Collections Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Jay I. Kislak Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Jay I. Kislak Collection. Handbook of a Guatemalan highlands priest. 1544. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007574382/.

APA citation style:

Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1544) Handbook of a Guatemalan highlands priest. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007574382/.

MLA citation style:

Jay I. Kislak Collection. Handbook of a Guatemalan highlands priest. 1544. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2007574382/>.