Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture have translated sahaguns monumental and encyclopedic study. The florentine codex is hold at the laurentian library florence. The foremost nahuatl conquest account is book twelve of the florentine codex. It may be that the florentine codex artist was 1 xiuhtecuhtli is not listed in primeros memoriales but ixcozauhqui seems to have been the model for the florentine codexs representation for xiuhtecuhtli. We reveal you some referred publications florentine codex. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The manuscript, now known to scholars as the florentine codex, is of inestimable value not only for its lavish illustrations and plentiful information about prehispanic. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Florentine codex, general history of the things of new spain. The spaniards approached tenochtitlan from the south, crossing to the city along the causeway from ixtapalapa.
Book twelve contains a meticulous retelling of the spanish conquest of mexico, from the days leading up to the first arrival of cortes to the eventual submission. General history of the things of new spain by fray bernardino. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture hav. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico. The author is professor of anthropology at the university of chicago. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. World digital library adds florentine codex library of congress. World digital library adds florentine codex library of. Florentine codex, general history of the things of new spain, book ixthe merchants. Visual and textual dialogues in colonial mexico and europe video 2 of 5. Villa i tatti and harvard university press, 2011, pp. Monographs of the school of american research, santa fe, new mexico. Five hundred years after the friars birth, miguel leon.
Commonly called the florentine codex, the manuscript came into the possession of the medici no later than 1588. Ebook florentine codex as pdf download portable document. He was a pioneer of modern anthropology and showed singular commitment, reticence and intelligence. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on. The nahua accounts concentrate on those things that were new and strange like horses and crossbows but also seek to find parallels and comparisons between their own practices and. The general history of the things of new spain, by bernardino.
The codex was compiled over the last four decades of sahaguns life. This lesson explores sahaguns life, as well as the creation of the codex. The florentine codex, a unique manuscript dating from 1577. Published by the school of american research and the university of utah. It was there that he joined the order of friars minor or. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Some thoughts on sahagun and the florentine codex mv lindsey. Sahagun was ordered to write in nahuatl the information needed by his colleagues for the conversion of the indigenous peoples of the region. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Apr 02, 2003 particularly indispensable for anyone studying contactperiod mexico is the florentine codex held by the mediceanlaurentian library in florence, a twelvebook compendium detailing religious belief and practice, moral philosophy, daily life, natural history, and the spanish conquest.
Nahuatl accounts of the conquest of mexico, repertorium. Ebook florentine codex as pdf download portable document format. His work contains the matritense codex, a manuscript product of the great. He attended the university of salamanca, where he was exposed to the currents of renaissance humanism. Read and learn for free about the following article. During this period, the university at salamanca was strongly influenced by erasmus, and was a center for spanish franciscan intellectual life. Some thoughts on sahagun and the florentine codex mv. Anderson, salt lake city, university of utah press and school of american research, 19501982, 12 vol. 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. Florentine codex project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Florentine codex, general history of the things of.
General history of the things of new spain by fray. How it got from spain to italy and into the laurentian library in florence we can only conjecture. Particularly indispensable for anyone studying contactperiod mexico is the florentine codex held by the mediceanlaurentian library in florence, a twelvebook compendium detailing religious belief and practice, moral philosophy, daily life, natural history, and the spanish conquest. The process of making the florentine codex, in gerhard wolf and joseph connors, eds. Florentine codex, general history of the things of new. This lesson explores sahagun s life, as well as the creation of the codex.
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