The florentine codex download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The florentine codex ultimately yields new perspectives on the nahua world several decades after the fall of. The codex is quite large with 1,200 folios pages and 2,468 painted illustrations. Click download or read online button to get the florentine codex book now. And even before the spaniards had risen against us, a pestilence first came to be prevalent. The excerpts from the florentine codex in our book, the midwife addresses the woman who has died in childbirth and the midwife addresses the newly delivered woman, provide fascinating examples of gender treatment in aztec society. Painters, pigments, and the making of the florentine codex. Working in a field like the atlantic world means i have access to all sorts of sources. Obviously one mustnt be too picky when choosing which bilingual volume of englishnahuatl florentine codex to buy. A digital version of the florentine codex can be accessed here and here. If so, share your ppt presentation slides online with.
Apr 21, 2019 download pdf florentine codex book 1 book 1 the gods florentine codex general history of the things of new spain free. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. This codex is a set of 12 books and was compiled under the supervision of the famous franciscan. Download pdf florentine codex book 1 book 1 the gods. Book 8 pdf our services was introduced by using a wish to work as a full on the web digital collection which offers usage of great number of pdf file e. 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. Archaeological and historical evidence florentine codex. Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there.
The nahua accounts concentrate on those things that were new and strange like horses and crossbows but also seek to find parallels and comparisons between their own practices and customs and the ways of the. Pdf, epubs, mobi, emagazines, epaper, ejournal and more. World digital library adds florentine codex library of congress. The information they collected is contained in the florentine codex. The story of the spanish missions in california has its roots in 16th century mexico. The florentine codex documents aztec culture during the time of spanish conquest from about 15451588. Book 12 of the florentine codex is the property of its rightful owner. There, franciscan friars and their native partners sought to record the memories of aztec elders before their culture was changed forever. A couple of days ago, i was looking at the role of the dutch golden age in mediating cultural transmission through a number of their. Birthing was revered as a battle of sorts and the new child as a captured captive. General history of the things of new spain by fray. The text in spanish and nahuatl, documents the culture, religious,ritual practices, society, economics, and history of the aztec people.
The spaniards approached tenochtitlan from the south, crossing to the city along the causeway from ixtapalapa. Informed by maya and other indian peoples to the east of the capital of the great aztec empire lying in the central mexican highlands, the spaniards reached the coast of veracruz on april 21. Book one describes in detail the gods of the aztec people, including uitzilopochtli, tlatoc, and quetzalcoatl. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529. 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 most authoritative statement we have of the aztecs lifeways and traditions a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people. Some thoughts on sahagun and the florentine codex mv. The price is quite high, for the amount of book youre actually getting, especially when you realize that people like me will eventually want to buy the whole set. Hence, this web site offers for you to cover your issue. The accademia gallery is closed to the public but digital initiatives continues under cecilie hollbergs renewed direction.
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