This edition of the book is outofprint and no longer available from the publisher. Visual and textual dialogues in colonial mexico and europe video 4 of 5 duration. Reading between the lines of book 12 kevin terraciano chapter 4. Book 1, the gods book 1, the gods florentine codex. Click download or read online button to get the florentine codex book now. The florentine codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Folio 12 34 x 9 1 4 bound in original publishers dark brown cloth with black lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. An ecocritical evaluation of book xi of the florentine codex. Stear dissertation coga submission 26 may 2015 ku scholarworks. Florentine codex, larly represenred on folio 47v of che same book 11 see bk. Commonly called the florentine codex, the manuscript came into the possession of the medici no later than 1588 and is now in the medicea laurenziana library in florence. The florentine codex is a complex document, assembled, edited, and appended over decades. We reveal you some referred publications florentine codex.
Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529. It seemed to pierce the sky itself, very wide at the base and narrow at the top. The final version of the florentine codex was completed in 1569. Florentine codex, book 12, ch early nahuatl library. World digital library adds florentine codex library of. Book three describes in detail the excitingand sometimes bloodyorigin stories of uitzilopochtli, titlacauan, and quetzalcoatl. This is book 12, chapter of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Nahua teleologies aim at maintaining nepantla and extending the roads of life on which. A sixteenthcentury manuscript known as the florentine codex is an outstanding example of graphic pluralism in early colonial mexico. The general history of the things of new spain, by. It contains information and illustrations regarding the gods of preconquest mexico.
The nahuatl version of this text describes indigenous objects, words, and emotions. This particular book is about the spanish invasion of mexico in 1519 and their eventual consolidation of power in the capital. General history of the things of new spain by fray. The translators and editors of the present edition of the florentine codex have wisely limited themselves, in general, to the materials to be found in this codex although they do include, to book vii, an appendixconsisting of the first five chapters of book vii from the.
This is book 12, chapter 14 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Kings and lords florentine codex a general history. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A codex muy historiado jeanette favrot peterson chapter 2. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The florentine codex download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This book is part ii, book 1 of the florentine codex. The first italian translation ida giovanna rao chapter 3. The codex consists of twelve books on many aspects of nahua culture and language, presented in parallel columns of nahuatl and castilianlanguage alphabetic text, including many illustrations drawn by nahua artists. Nahuatl and spanish texts appear side by side, and are accompanied by an image of malintzin translating. Now the idea of a codex, or codices codices is plural for codex wasnt new to this region as the mesoamerican people had wellestablished codex making traditions at the time of the spanish.
Book two gives comprehensive accounts of the religious ceremonies and days of feasting during the time of the aztecs, including prayers, songs, and the duties and roles of aztecs inside the. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 fcbk12ch14f21v00 folio 21 verso. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 early nahuatl library. Florentine codex, book 12, ch fcbk12chf20r00 folio 20 recto. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture have translated sahaguns monumental. Though other sources corroborate marinas command of chris tian concepts see.
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