The People: A General History of the Things of New Spain - Brossura

Sahagun, Bernardino De

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1607811650 ISBN 13: 9781607811657

Casa editrice: Univ of Utah Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Two of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagun'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 Sahagun'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 Ten gives a broad overview of the different occupations, classes, and characteristics of Aztecs during this time period. Arguably the most fascinating part of this book is the detailed documentation of human anatomy and commonly used cures for physical ailments

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• Editore: Univ of Utah Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1607811650
• ISBN 13: 9781607811657
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 197