Berendt-Brinton linguistic collection, 1500-1890 (bulk 1850-1890).

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899, compiler.

Contributor:

Berendt, C. Hermann (Carl Hermann), 1817-1878, collector.

Language:

English

French

German

Latin

Mayan languages

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Central America.

Ethnology.

Central America.

Mayan languages.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of Central America.

Genre:

Manuscripts, Spanish.

Manuscripts, Latin American.

Penn Provenance:

Bequest of Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1899.

Physical Description:

200 items

Place of Publication:

1500-1890

Language Note:

In Mayan languages and Spanish, with parts of some manuscripts also written in Latin and a small number written in Indian languages other than Mayan, French, German, or English.

Summary:

Collection of original manuscripts and transcriptions of manuscripts from Central America, particularly southern Mexico and Guatemala, collected and written by C. Hermann Berendt in the third quarter of the 19th century and acquired and expanded by Daniel Garrison Brinton in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. The collection focuses on the indigenous peoples of the region, particularly their languages, the majority of which are in the family of Mayan languages. Most of the manuscripts are explicitly linguistic works such as grammars, vocabularies, and dictionaries, but the collection also includes religious and historical works and ethnographic notes about Indian communities.

Finding Aid/Index:

Many items in the collection have been cataloged individually; to retrieve these records, do the following title search: Berendt-Brinton Linguistic Collection.

OCLC:

241437815