The book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hoil, Juan José, active 1782, Roys, Ralph Loveland, 1879-1965
Format: Book
Language:English
Mayan
Published: [Washington] : Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1933.
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Description
Item Description:The original Maya text followed by the English translation.
"We know from internal evidence that the [book of] Chilam Balam of Chumayel was compiled by Don Juan Josef Hoil of that town, as we find his name signed to a notation written in the same hand as the rest of the book and dated 1782." --introduction, page 7.
The work also contains passages which were evidently written, or inspired, by the Spanish missionaries.
Physical Description:viii, 229 pages : illustrations, 1 folded map in back ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages 207-214.