A STUDY OF THE MANUSCRirT TKOANO. 



ecuted, apparently, after the paper was folded, so that this does not interfere 

 with the writing. 



The fac-simile edition is divided into two parts, paged separately; the 

 first part containing thirty-five pages or plates, numbered with simple 

 Roman numerals from I to XXXV; the second with Roman numerals 

 accompanied by a star, thus: XII*; but this part has only thirty-four 

 pages, numbered I* to XXXIV*; the first plate, which appears to be — as 

 Brasseur has designated it — the "title page," is not nundjered. 



The two parts I pi'esume are made to correspond with the two sides 

 of the original ; the title page being at the end of one side and forming the 

 page on the first fold. 



The lines and columns of written characters are uniformly black, some 

 of the numeral characters red, others black; the pictorial portions are 

 iisually red, brown, or blue, but occasionally varied with black, and often 

 simply outline figures. The background of the compartments or spaces 

 on which the figures are painted is usually white, but in some cases it is 

 blue, in others, brown or red. Sevei'al of the plates are more or less 

 damaged, all of the imperfections, as it is claimed, being reproduced in the 

 fac-simile edition. 



Our colored plates, which are reproduced from the fac-simile work, 

 will give the reader an idea of the characters and figures.. 



It is admitted by all who have made the comparison, that the written 

 characters belong to the same class as those given by Landa. 



Although there are numerous variations, and also some characters in 

 the manuscript not given by him, yet most of his letter and day characters, 

 especially the latter, can be found identical in- form and details. As proof 

 of this I give here the following examples of exact copies after Landa and 

 the Manuscript: 



riG. 1.— Cmnpaiison of Laiula's charactcis -wilU tlio.sc of tbc Troaiio manuscript. 



