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Quotation from The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account) by Anonymous (K'iche' Maya); Lewis Spence
“The "Popol Vuh" is the New World's richest mythological mine.”
The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account), Preface, trans. Lewis Spence
The first sentence of Spence's preface, dated July 1908, in his own words rather than the Popol Vuh's.
Citation: "The "Popol Vuh" is the New World's richest mythological mine." — Anonymous (K'iche' Maya); Lewis Spence, The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account), Preface, trans. Lewis Spence. (id popol-vuh-q1)
Portrait: First page of the Popol Vuh in Francisco Ximénez's manuscript, Francisco Ximénez, Public domain.
