Florentine Codex: Book 1: Book 1: The Gods (Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain) (Volume 1)

De Sahagun, Bernardino

ISBN 10: 160781157X / ISBN 13: 9781607811572

Published by University of Utah Press, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Florentine Codex: Book 1: Book 1: The Gods (Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain) (Volume 1)
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160781157X
• ISBN 13: 9781607811572
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Two of the world’s leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagún’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 Sahagún’s Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics.

Written between 1540 and 1585, the Florentine Codex (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.

The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century.

Book One describes in detail the gods of the Aztec people, including Uitzilopochtli, Tlatoc, and Quetzalcoatl. This colorful and clear translation brings to life characteristics of each god, describing such items as clothing or adornment worn by individual gods, as well as specific personality traits.

About the Author

Arthur J. O. Anderson (1907-1996) was an anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture and language. He received his MA from Claremont College and his PhD in anthropology from the University of Southern California. He was a curator of history and director of publications at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe and taught at a number of institutions, including San Diego State University, from which he retired.