Great Book of Maya Medicine, 1917.

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Great Book of Maya Medicine, 1917.

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Manuscript copy of 285 numbered prescriptions/recipes for the use of plants in medical remedies and treatments. Written in two notebooks labeled "Libreta I and Libreta II." There are two different numbering systems, one written in pencil and the other in pen.

2 v. (each v. is 40 leaves, [i-ii], 1-78; [i-ii], 79-155, [156]) : paper ; 23 x 17 cm.

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Gates, William, 1863-1940

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