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Descendants of Aztec pictography. The cultural encyclopedias of sixteenth-century Mexico /

In the aftermath of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of Mexico, Spanish friars and authorities partnered with indigenous rulers and savants to gather detailed information on Aztec history, religious beliefs, and culture. The pictorial books they created served the Spanish as aids to evangeliza...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boone, Elizabeth Hill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Paintings from the Past
  • Chapter 2. Graphic Complexity in New Spain
  • Chapter 3. The Encyclopedic Tradition in Europe
  • Chapter 4. The Evangelical Project and Mendicant Investigators
  • Chapter 5. Early Compilations: Codices Borbonicus and Mendoza
  • Chapter 6. The Mid-Century Encyclopedias: Codices Telleriano-Remensis and Ríos and the Magliabechiano Group
  • Chapter 7. Durán and Sahagún: Cumulative Expositions of the Late Sixteenth Century
  • Chapter 8. Memories in Figures
  • Notes
  • References Cited