Mesoamerican codices
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Mesoamerican codices are manuscripts that present traits of the Mesoamerican indigenous pictoric tradition, either in content, style, or in regards to their symbolic conventions. The unambiguous prese
Some examples of facsimile versions of Mesoamerican codices
Boturini Codex, an example of a tira
Codex Bodley is a screenfold
The Selden Roll, a tira that has been rolled rather than folded
Codex Mendoza
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The Codex Mendoza is an Aztec codex, believed to have been created around the year 1541. It contains a history of both the Aztec rulers and their conquests as well as a description of the daily life o
Mesoamerican codices
…regards to their origin, manuscripts can be distinguished as pre-Columbian (like those of the Borgia group), those produced under Spanish patronage (the Codex Mendoza being a notable example), native colonial (for example, Codex Xolotl), and mixed colonial (like the Lienzo de Tlaxcala). In regards to their topic…
The founding of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan; first page of the Codex Mendoza, c. 1541
The Codex Mendoza on display at the Bodleian Library
Folio 2 recto Founding of Tenochtitlan
Folio 4 verso Conquests of Chimalpopoca