Portraying the Aztec Past : : The Codices Boturini, Azcatitlan, and Aubin / / Angela Herren Rajagopalan.
During the period of Aztec expansion and empire (ca. 1325–1525), scribes of high social standing used a pictographic writing system to paint hundreds of manuscripts detailing myriad aspects of life, including historical, calendric, and religious information. Following the Spanish conquest, native an...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Portraying the Aztec Past
- Chapter 2 Codex Boturini: A Pictographic Paradigm
- Chapter 3 Master and Apprentice: The Multiple Artistic Hands in Codex Azcatitlan
- Chapter 4 Don Martín Ecatzin: Codex Azcatitlan’s Cosmic Hero
- Chapter 5 Traitors, Intrigue, and the Cosmic Cycle in Codex Azcatitlan
- Chapter 6 Codex Aubin and the Influence of Printed Books
- Chapter 7 Conclusion: Central Mexican Manuscript Painting in Transition
- Epilogue. Life after Production
- Appendix 1. Translation of the Nahuatl Glosses in Codex Azcatitlan
- Appendix 2. Translation of the Nahuatl Text in Codex Aubin
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index