Though other sources corroborate marinas command of chris tian concepts see. 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. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 early nahuatl library. Book 1, the gods book 1, the gods anderson, arthur j. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 fcbk12ch14f21v00 folio 21 verso. This particular book is about the spanish invasion of mexico in 1519 and their eventual consolidation of power in the capital. Book eleven is a beautifully written and careful documentation of all of the animals and plants known to the aztecs in the sixteenth century. The florentine codex an encyclopedia of the nahua world in.
Florentine codex, book 12, ch fcbk12chf20r00 folio 20 recto. We reveal you some referred publications florentine codex. Nahua teleologies aim at maintaining nepantla and extending the roads of life on which. World digital library adds florentine codex library of.
Reading between the lines of book 12 kevin terraciano chapter 4. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture have translated sahaguns monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in mexico at the time of the spanish conquest. General history of the things of new spain by fray. The final version of the florentine codex was completed in 1569. An ecocritical evaluation of book xi of the florentine codex. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529. Folio 12 34 x 9 1 4 bound in original publishers dark brown cloth with black lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Montezuma now arrayed himself in his finery, preparing to go out to meet them. It seemed to pierce the sky itself, very wide at the base and narrow at the top. The florentine codex is a complex document, assembled, edited, and appended over decades. Aztec introduction of the greattailed grackle in ancient. World digital library adds florentine codex library of congress.
Other articles where florentine codex is discussed. 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 memoriales con escolios, taken from the del paso y troncoso edition. The first italian translation ida giovanna rao chapter 3. Sociopolitical aspects of the aztec feast of toxcatl semantic scholar. Following the traditional division of knowledge common to many european encyclopedic works, the florentine codex deals with all things divine or rather idolatrous, human and natural of new spain. The text is in spanish and nahuatl, the language of the aztecs. This is book 12, chapter of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
A codex muy historiado jeanette favrot peterson chapter 2. 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. 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. Its 12 books, richly illustrated by indigenous artists, cover the aztec religion and. Kings and lords florentine codex a general history. Dibble translator published by university of utah press 2012 isbn 10. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Illustrations depicting toxcatl in the florentine codex.
The general history of the things of new spain, by. Stear dissertation coga submission 26 may 2015 ku scholarworks. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The other great princes also adorned their persons, as did the nobles and their chieftains and. Visual and textual dialogues in colonial mexico and europe video 4 of 5 duration. A general history of the things of new spain florentine codex. Florentine codex book 1 book 1 the gods florentine codex. Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture hav. A sixteenthcentury manuscript known as the florentine codex is an outstanding example of graphic pluralism in early colonial mexico. Florentine codex, book 12, ch early nahuatl library. That was the end of the march, for they had reached their goal. This is book 12, chapter 14 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Book of the gods and rites and the ancient calendar.
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