Florentine codex book 1

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. In the sixteenth century, shortly after the spanish arrived in what today is mexico, one of the first things they created was a 12volume encyclopedic work, known as. It does have minimal liquid stains on the edges of the illustration pages only. Read and learn for free about the following article.

Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 fcbk12ch14f21v00 folio 21 verso. This is book 12, chapter 14 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. A codex muy historiado jeanette favrot peterson chapter 2. Archaeological and historical evidence florentine codex.

A general history of the things of new spain florentine codex. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 early nahuatl library. Book 1, the gods book 1, the gods anderson, arthur j. World digital library adds florentine codex library of. Reading between the lines of book 12 kevin terraciano chapter 4. It contains information and illustrations regarding the gods of preconquest mexico. Dibble translator published by university of utah press 2012 isbn 10.

The florentine codex download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. General history of the things of new spain by fray. This colorful and clear translation brings to life characteristics of each god. Book viii is concerned with kings and nobles, forms of government, elections of rulers, and the customs and pastimes of the nobility. Sahaguns goals of orienting fellow missionaries to aztec culture, providing a rich nahuatl vocabulary, and recording the indigenous cultural. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 01 fcbk12ch01f03r00 folio 3 recto. Book one describes in detail the gods of the aztec people, including uitzilopochtli, tlatoc, and quetzalcoatl. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The florentine codex an encyclopedia of the nahua world in. Photos of pages from the sar archives, florentine codex, book 11, part 1, chapter 1 earthly things. This version of the codice florentine is based on the version of the codex held in florence as well as on the summary of the original codex. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 01 early nahuatl library. The florentine codex has 12 sections on subjects such as the gods and ceremonies. Florentine codex book 1 book 1 the gods florentine codex general history of the.

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Book seven tells the origin stories of the sun, the moon, and the starswhich gods created them, what powers they each embody, and how they are related to. Introductions, sahaguns prologues and interpolations, general. The school of american research and the university of utah. Other articles where florentine codex is discussed. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. 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. This book is part ii, book 1 of the florentine codex.

The florentine codex is a complex document, assembled, edited, and appended over decades. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This is book 12, chapter 1 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. Visual and textual dialogues in colonial mexico and europe video 4 of 5 duration. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529. Anderson, 9781607811572, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A sixteenthcentury manuscript known as the florentine codex is an outstanding example of graphic pluralism in early colonial mexico. Florentine codex book 1 book 1 the gods florentine codex. This edition of the book is outofprint and no longer available from the publisher. Additionally, in one of the prologues, sahagun assumes full responsibility for dividing the nahuatl text into books and chapters, quite late into the evolution of the.

Sahagun began conducting research into indigenous cultures in the 1540s, using a methodology that scholars consider to be a precursor to modern anthropological field technique. Click download or read online button to get the florentine codex book now. Commonly referred to as the florentine codex, the manuscript consists of 12 books devoted to different topics. This particular book is about the spanish invasion of mexico in 1519 and their eventual consolidation of power in the capital. After hewetts death, sylvanus morley brought together arthur j. Written between 1540 and 1585, the florentine codex so named because the manuscript has been part of the laurentian library s collections since at least 1791 is. 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. General history of the things of new spain volume 1 9781607811572. The florentine codex, a unique manuscript dating from 1577 preserved in the medicea laurenziana library in florence, is for the first time available online in digital format, the library of congress announced today. The first italian translation ida giovanna rao chapter 3. A general history of the things of new spain september 16, 1970, university of utah press hardcover in english 2 revised edition. The final version of the florentine codex was completed in 1569. Ebook florentine codex as pdf download portable document.