Book/Printed Material The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the Mayas of Yucatan
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Image 1 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... r ^35- Tur Books of Chilin Bilam, The Prophetic and Historic Records of the Mayas of Yucatan. By DANIEL G. BRLNTON, \l. D. VICE-PRESIDENT OF TI!£ NUNflSMATIC AND ANTIQUARIAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA;...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 2 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... Class_EL4:ii51 B()ok_jiL5L]Bjl_ C,0?^ Z SMITIISONLVV, I JKI OSIT.- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 3 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 5 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... PREFATORY NOTE. The substance of the present pamphlet was presented as an address to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, at its meeting in January, 1882, and was printed in the...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 6 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 7 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... THE BOOKS OF CHILAN BALAM CIVILIZATION in ancient America rose to its highest level among the Mayas of Yucatan. Not to speak of the archi- tectural monuments which still remain to attest...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 8 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... some of the more intelligent had learned the Spanish alphabet, and the missionaries had added a sufficient number of signs to it to ex- press with tolerable accuracy the phonetics of the...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 9 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... utter the oracles of the gods. They were so highly honored by the people that usually they were carried on litters on the shoul- ders of the devotees, Strictly speaking, in Maya...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 10 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 8 I come now to the contents of these curious works. What they contain may conveniently be classified under four headings Astrological and prophetic matters; Ancient chronology and history; Medical recipes and...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 11 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 9 and destruction by foreign foes. But, alas! for them. The worst that the boding words of the oracle foretold was as nothing to the dire event which overtook them, the destruction...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 12 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 10 Another value they have in common with all the rest of the text of these books, and it is one which will be properly appreciated by any student of languages. They...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 13 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... It and gives no descriptions as to what they were or how he gained access to them.* In fact, the whole of Senor Perez s information was derived from these Books of...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 14 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 12 V no I zfincci yca^ /utrt/ic^ /ict^^. UOO S^^fiporfb Ox/ ^cccaZ ClcU ycUeem.Q xjt O-OLC JT^U rtx o Cuvn/^U 2/Jct Tiio. -u. Zh.ya. SIGNS OF THE MONTHS, FROM THE BOOK OF...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 15 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 13 FOP. IT ZOO OctaLre 2.^ Novie7nj[ re 13 YAX ^^^j^ Enero 12. ZAC CEH MAC f^/larzo 15 Mayo II R/LYAB luiVLOi CUMKU JctTVCO 2./ SIGNS OF THE MONTHS, AS GIVEN BY...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 16 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 14 those of Landa for comparison. It will be observed that the signs of the days are distinctly similar in the majority of cases, but that those of the months are hardly...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 17 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 15 Spanish and Maya which settles some disputed points in the use of the vigesimal system by the Mayas. A curious chapter in several of the books, especially those of Kaua and...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 19 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 17 SBEB ^SBSl •3 •J CO ■q :3 Ov S mm o o^ so 7\ 1 CO -3 1^ i^ [tC| I D r E E 1 3S 313 S SBSglS f^...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 20 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... i8 There is other evidence to show that the engraving in Cogol- ludo is a relic of the purest ancient Maya symbolism, one of the most interesting which have been preserved to...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 21 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... 19 elliptical and obscure. The Maya language has naturally under- gone considerable alteration since they were written therefore, even to competent readers of ordinary Maya, they are not readily understood. Fortunately, however,...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 23 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ...- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
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Image 24 of The books of Chilan Balam : the prophetic and historic records of the ... LIBRARY OF CONGRESS llllllillllll. 015 843 410 6 mt-^- Contributor: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)