{"product_id":"florentine-codex-bernardino-de-sahagun-9781607811640","title":"Florentine Codex: Book 9: Book 9: The Merchants Volume 9","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 Nine begins with how commerce grew in Mexico from the trade of only feathers to jewelry, precious stones, animal skins, embroidered clothing, and chocolate. It discusses how the merchants prepare for a journey and the celebrations that take place when they arrive home safely. This book also lists different types of merchants, such as lapidaries, who worked with precious stones, and ornamenters, who made feather articles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernardino De Sahagun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607811642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607811640\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 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Bernardino De Sahagun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938714517759,"sku":"9781607811640","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_35aa1f76-8b86-485a-9ac2-a25499508340.jpg?v=1681437308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/florentine-codex-bernardino-de-sahagun-9781607811640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}