Select manuscript from this collection: Cod. Bodmer 1  Cod. Bodmer 902 B-24.1  V-7.2  183/207

Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Cologny
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Cod. Bodmer 905
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Codex Testeriano Bodmer
Caption:
Caption
Paper · 35 ff. · 15.5 x 10.5 cm · Mexico · end of the 16th century
Language:
Language
No language
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
Testeriano denotes catechism manuscripts in a pictographic script attributed to the Franciscan friar and missionary Jacobo de Testera (16th century). Writing had already developed in 12th century Central America as a mixture of ideograms, pictograms and phonetic symbols, but the original handwritten witnesses thereof were destroyed in the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century. In order to communicate with the indigenous population, Christian missionaries later adopted this writing system, but they invented many symbols since the goal was to communicate a new, Christian content. For instance, three crowned heads represent the Trinity and thus God, while two crowned heads with key and sword represent the apostles Peter and Paul. The manuscript is read from left to right across both pages; different parts are separated by decorative vertical vignettes. The manuscript contains several short prayers (among them pp. 1v-2r Persignum, 2v-4r Ave Maria, 4v-8r Credo) and a long prayer (pp. 27v-35r) which represents a repetition of the Christian doctrine. (wid)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0905 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0905)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0905
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://www.e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0905/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 905: Codex Testeriano Bodmer (http://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0905).
Online Since:
Online Since
06/25/2015
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
16th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted
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