{"product_id":"florentine-codex-bernardino-de-sahagun-9781607811626","title":"Florentine Codex: Book 7: Book 7: The Sun, the Moon and Stars, and the Binding of the Years Volume 7","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 Seven tells the origin stories of the sun, the moon, and the stars--which gods created them, what powers they each embody, and how they are related to Aztec astrology. This book also discusses the meaning and cause behind hail, lightning, rainbows, wind, and different types of weather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernardino De Sahagun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607811626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607811626\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 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.30d","brand":"Bernardino De Sahagun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938714484991,"sku":"9781607811626","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ee59be02-be2a-4a5c-b32c-5c7676202a90.jpg?v=1681437308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/florentine-codex-bernardino-de-sahagun-9781607811626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}