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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Cologny |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
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| 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. |
| 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 https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0905 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
https://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0905/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 905: Codex Testeriano Bodmer (https://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0905). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 06/25/2015 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
16th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted |
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