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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boone, Elizabeth Hill
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press 2021.
Subjects:
1500-1599
Aztecs > Mexico > Encyclopedias > 16th century > History and criticism.
Aztecs > Mexico > Encyclopedias > 16th century > Authorship.
Aztecs > Mexico > Encyclopedias > 16th century > Pictorial works.
Picture-writing > Mexico > 16th century.
Nahuatl language > Writing > History.
Aztèques > Mexique > Encyclopédies > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Aztèques > Mexique > Encyclopédies > 16e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés.
Nahuatl (Langue) > Écriture > Histoire.
Aztecs.
Nahuatl language > Writing.
Picture-writing.
Mexico.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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