{"product_id":"florentine-codex-bernardino-de-sahagun-9781607811602","title":"Florentine Codex: Books 4 and 5: Book 4 and 5: The Soothsayers, the Omens Volume 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahag n'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 n's Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten between 1540 and 1585, the \u003ci\u003eFlorentine Codex\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eFlorentine Codex\u003c\/i\u003e is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBook Four delves into the Aztec's complex astrological beliefs. The date of birth was so significant that it ultimately determined one's personality and future; for example, almost all born on the second day sign--called One Ocelot--became slaves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBook Five explains the meaning of the many evil omens Aztecs believed in, which usually took the form of animals and insects. It describes the consequences of each omen and the remedies, if any, that will reverse these effects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernardino De Sahagun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160781160X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607811602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Bernardino De Sahagun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073787425023,"sku":"9781607811602","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_372f8e37-589f-45dd-854d-d33a152e41bb.jpg?v=1685449904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/florentine-codex-bernardino-de-sahagun-9781607811602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}