Codex Mendoza: Aztec Manuscript

by Aztec Anonim (Contributor), Kurt Ross

Aztec history.

Genres: History, Art, Indigenous

121 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1534

Reviews

[David Olmsted · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Codex Mendoza is a treasure in the Oxford Library in England. Shortly after the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs the first Viceroy commissioned this book for King Charles V in order for him to become familiar with the people of this new land. It was painted by an Aztec book artist to which a Spanish priest familiar with the Aztec language added notes. This book reproduces all its pages and provides explanations in English. It is a rare insight into the Aztec world.

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