Index:A Study of the Manuscript Troano.djvu

Title	A Study of the Manuscript Troano
Author	Cyrus Thomas
Year	1882
Publisher	Government Printing Office
Location	Washington, D. C.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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			Page.
Preface			iii
	Results of my investigations of the Manuscript Troano		v
Table of Contents			xi
List of Illustrations			xiii
Introduction by Dr. D. G. Brinton			xvii
	The graphic system and ancient records of the Mayas		xvii
		1. Introductory	xvii
		2. Descriptions by Spanish writers	xix
		3. References from native sources	xxvii
		4. The existing Codices	xxx
		5. Efforts at interpretation	xxxiv
Chapter	I. —	A Manuscript and its Characters	1
	II. —	The Maya Calendar	5
	III. —	Explanation of Figures and Characters on Plates XX-XXIII of the Manuscript Troano, and 25 - 28 of the Dresden Codex	59
	IV. —	Suggestions as to the Probable Meaning of some of the figureson the other plates	93
		Part First of the Manuscript	93
		Part Second of the Manuscript	111
	V. —	Symbols, Pictographs, and other Figures which cannot be properly classed as Written Characters	125
	VI. —	The Written Characters of the Manuscript	136
		The direction in which they are read	136
		The order in which the parts of compound characters are to be taken	140
	VII. —	Illustrations of the Day Columns and numbers in the first part of the Manuscript	162
	VIII. —	A Discussion of Dates, with special reference to those of the Perez Manuscript	187
		The Maya Manuscript	188
		Maya	188
		Translation	189
	IX. —	Inscriptions on the Palenque Tablet	198
Appendices			209
Appendix	No. 1. —	Extracts from the "Relacion de Cosas de Yucatan" of Diego de Landa, in relation to the festivals of the supplementary or closing days of the year, XXXV-XXXVII. (Pp. 210 - 226.)	209
	No. 2. —	Quotation from an article by Señior Melgar	216
	No. 3. —	Translation of Landa's description of the festivals held in the different months of the year. Relacion, pp. 240-310	217
	No. 4. —	Mode of Building Houses among the Yucatecs — Landa	228
	No. 5. —	Manner of Baptism in Yucatan — Landa	229
		Original	229
		Translation	231
		Index	235

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Face Page.
Plate I. —	Fac-simile of Plate XX of the Manuscript Troano (colored)	67
II. —	Fac-simile of Plate XXI of the Manuscript Troano (colored)	71
III. —	Fac-simile of Plate XXII of the Manuscript Troano (colored)	74
IV. —	Fac-simile of Plate XXIII of the Manuscript Troano (colored)	78
V. —	Fac simile of Plate 25 of the Dresden Codex (uncolored)	82
VI. —	Fac-simile of Plate 26 of the Dresden Codex (uncolored)	80
VII. —	Fac-simile of Plate 27 of the Dresden Codex (uncolored)	90
VIII. —	Fac-simile of Plate 28 of the Dresden Codex (uncolored)	94
IX. —	Fac-simile of Dr. Eau's Plate of the Palenque Tablet	201
Page.
Fig. 1. —	Comparison of Landa's characters with those of the Manuscript Troano	2
2. —	Day characters	5
3. —	Month characters	6
4. —	Method of giving dates -with characters	13
5. —	Day column, with numeral characters	22
6. —	Column of day characters	27
7. —	Time symbols from the Dresden Codex	42
8. —	Symbols of the Cardinal points	70
9. —	Stone symbol	74
10. —	Bread symbol	80
11. —	Bread symbol in another form	81
12. —	Incense symbol	92
13. —	Figure of a deity with triple-headed head-dress	96
14. —	Time symbol from Plate VI	97
15. —	Figure of an Armadillo in a pitfall	98
16. —	Copy of the middle and lower division of Plate XIV	99
17. —	Incense-burner	119
18. —	Hatchets	126
19. —	Spear and dart (or arrow)	126
20. —	Honey symbol	127
21. —	Calendar wheel (?)	127
22. —	Mortar	127
23. —	Mortar	127
24. —	Paint cup	127
25. —	Priest painting an adoratorio or canopied seat	128
26. —	Idol in a baldachin or canopied seat	128
27. —	House symbol	128
28. —	House symbol	129
29. —	House symbol	129
30. —	House or Temple symbol from Dresden Codex	131
31. —	Woman preparing material for ropes or cloth	131
32. —	Woman making ropes (or weaving)	132
33. —	Method of carving wooden idols	132
34. —	Method of painting idols	132
35. —	Implement, supposed to be metallic, used in carving wooden idols	133
36. —	Implement ; use unknown	133
37. —	Implement, probably used as a saw	133
38. —	Cutting instrument	113
39. —	Figures of matting	133
40. —	Bat or fan	134
41. —	Bird-cage	134
42. —	Block of wood marked with wood symbols	134
43. —	Mimosa leaf	134
44. —	Supposed figure of a curtain	134
45. —	Symbol denoting "tying the years"	134
46. —	Native smoking a cigar	134
47. —	Copy of the lower division of Plate XV	138
48. —	Copy of the middle and lower divisions of Plate XIX	139
49. —	Landa's Maya Alphabet	141
50. —	Stone symbol	144
51. —	Bread symbol	144
52. —	Bread symbol	144
53. —	Symbols for east and west	144
54. —	Symbols for north and south	144
55. —	Character denoting "wood"	144
56. —	Character marked on spear-heads	145
57. —	Armadillo symbol	145
58. —	Vase or olla symbol	145
59. —	Same character as a prefix	145
60. —	Lauda's character for the month Pax	145
61. —	Pax symbol from the Dresden Codex	145
62. —	Similar character from the Dresden Codex	146
63. —	Similar character from the Dresden Codex	146
64. —	Character signifying ppecuah or "tortilla of maize"	146
65. —	Character in head-dress, signifying ppoc — "hat" or "head-covering"	147
66. —	Interlaced character	147
67. —	Landa's character for Chicchan	147
68. —	Manuscript character for Chicchan	147
69. —	Character for Omal, a certain kind of tortilla	148
70. —	Character from Plate XIX	148
71. —	Group of characters from Plate XXIII*	149
72. —	Character probably signifying prayer	149
73. —	Group of characters from Plate VII*	149
74. —	Caban characters	150
75. —	Figure from Plate VIII*	150
76. —	Character from Plate XIV*	151
77. —	Manuscript character for the day Cib	151
78. —	Character from Plate V	151
79. —	Copy of the second and third divisions of Plate XXIX	152
80. —	Figure of a hand from Plate III*	153
81. —	Character from Plate III*	153
82. —	Character from Plate III*	153
83. —	Character from Plate III*	153
84. —	Character often figured on Plates I to X*	153
85. —	Character or symbol for East	153
86. —	Copy of two divisions of Plate XX*	154
87. —	Character from third division of Plate XX*	155
88. —	Character from third division of Plate XX*	156
89. —	Character from third division of Plate XX*	156
90. —	Bread symbol	156
91. —	Bread symbol	156
92. —	Armadillo symbol	158
93. —	Character	158
94. —	Character resembling death symbol	158
95. —	Character from lovrer division Plate XX*	159
96. —	Death symbol	159
97. —	Copy of upper division of Plate X	160
98. —	Group of characters from Plate XIV	161
99. —	Day columns and numerals from Plate II	164
100. —	Day columns and numerals from Plate V	166
101. —	Dr. Rau's index diagram of Palenqne Tablet	199