Cuaderno de Teabo
Dates
- Creation: 1803
Summary
The second manuscript entitled, Cuaderno de Teabo, is dated 1803. The text, completely in Mayan, may very well have been transcribed from the original by Bishop Cresencio Carillo y Ancona, the famed cleric-historian of the Yucatan. It was apparently the medical guide for the town of Teabo in the earliest years of the 19th century. Included in this manuscript are numerous remedies for illnesses from fevers to aching bones. A listing of plants utilized in the remedies if found at the end of the text.
Language of Materials
Mayan languages
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
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Nashville TN 37212 United States
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