Florentine Codex: Book 1: Book 1: The Gods Volume 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781607811572)

Two of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahag佖's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahag佖's Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics.

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.

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.

Book One describes in detail the gods of the Aztec people, including Uitzilopochtli, Tlatoc, and Quetzalcoatl. This colorful and clear translation brings to life characteristics of each god, describing such items as clothing or adornment worn by individual gods, as well as specific personality traits.

Author: Bernardino De Sahagun
ISBN-10: 160781157X
ISBN-13: 9781607811572
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2012
Pages: 89
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.20d