My translation this version of the codice florentine is based on the version of the codex held in florence as well as on the summary of the original codex. The conquest of mexico florentine codex, book 12 the. Its 12 books, richly illustrated by indigenous artists, cover the aztec. A sixteenthcentury manuscript known as the florentine codex is an outstanding example of graphic pluralism in early colonial mexico. Dufendach says that spanish texts frequently frame the smallpox pandemics as an act of god. Gods, religious beliefs and rituals, cosmology, and moral philosophy, humanity society, politics, economics, including anatomy and disease, natural history. Book 12 describes the arrival of spaniards in 1519 to what is today mexico, and the war on tenochtitlan, the mexica capital of the aztec empire. Reading between the lines of book 12 kevin terraciano chapter 4. The franciscan missionary sahagun presaged modern ethnography when, beginning the 1540s, he initiated a project to better comprehend preconquest aztec ideology and culture, interviewing elderly elites and having the data transcribed and illustrated by multilingual native scholars over a period of some thirty years. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 14 early nahuatl library. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 01 early nahuatl library. This is book 12, chapter 14 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain.
Following the traditional division of knowledge common to many european encyclopedic works, the florentine codex deals with all things divine or rather idolatrous, human and natural of new spain. The conquest of mexico florentine codex, book 12 author. Mar 26, 2020 the first page of book 12 of the florentine codex, showing the arrival of the spanish to the gulf of mexico. The florentine codex has been the major source of aztec life in the years before the spanish conquest.
The florentine codex download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This is book 12, chapter 1 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. The florentine codex an encyclopedia of the nahua world in. A vital record of mexican indigenous created under. Book nine begins with how commerce grew in mexico from the trade of only feathers to jewelry, precious stones, animal skins, embroidered clothing, and.
Other articles where florentine codex is discussed. Commonly referred to as the florentine codex, the manuscript consists of 12 books devoted to different topics. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. 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 of the tlatilulcans, the tenochtitlans, and their rulers to the spaniards. The conquest of mexico florentine codex, book 12 the core. General history of the things of new spain by fray. The florentine codex, a unique manuscript dating from 1577 preserved in the medicea laurenziana library in florence, is for the first time available online in digital format, the library of congress announced today. Mar 26, 2020 a detail from book 9 of the florentine codex shows a feather worker preparing tropical bird feathers for a feather mosaic.
Visual and textual dialogues in colonial mexico and europe video 4 of 5 duration. A vital record of mexican indigenous created under quarantine. World digital library adds florentine codex library of. Each page of the florentine codex contains parallel columns of nahuatl and spanish text.
How a vital record of mexican indigenous life was created. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. A codex muy historiado jeanette favrot peterson chapter 2. Of the collection the most prominent are book 1, which is dedicated to the gods, book 2 to the ceremonies, book 10 to general history, book 11 to earthly things, and book 12 to the conquest. Ebook florentine codex as pdf download portable document format. Book six includes prayers to various gods asking for cures, riches, rain, and for the gods to bless or admonish a chosen ruler. A page from book 12 of the florentine codex records an early smallpox pandemic in colonial mexico. Written between 1540 and 1585, the florentine codex so named because the manuscript has been part of the laurentian librarys collections since at least 1791.
Book one describes in detail the gods of the aztec people, including uitzilopochtli, tlatoc, and quetzalcoatl. General history of the things of new spain by fray bernardino. 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 of the tlatilulcans. The codex consists of twelve books on many aspects of nahua culture and language, presented in parallel columns of nahuatl and castilianlanguage alphabetic text, including many illustrations drawn by nahua artists. Oct 31, 2012 the florentine codex, a unique manuscript dating from 1577 preserved in the medicea laurenziana library in florence, is for the first time available online in digital format, the library of congress announced today. Florentine codex project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Read and learn for free about the following article. Its 12 books, richly illustrated by indigenous artists, cover the aztec religion and calendar, economic and social life, aztec. The florentine codex has 12 sections on subjects such as the gods and ceremonies. The four volumes reveal the friars attempt to understand native culture, plants, medicine. Take a quick interactive quiz on the concepts in aztec florentine codex. 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.
Called the florentine codex, because its housed in florence, the manuscript documents the culture, politics, natural science, and history of the aztecs a group of nahuatlspeaking people who dominated large parts of central mexico between 1428 and 1521. This is an english language translation of the original sidebyside spanish. Mar 26, 2020 in 1577, a generation after the conquest of mexico, a unique illustrated book was completed. The 16th century codex was created, in part, during a pandemic. This version of the codice florentine is based on the version of the codex held in florence as well as on the summary of the original codex. The first italian translation ida giovanna rao chapter 3. Two of the worlds leading scholars of the aztec language and culture hav. Book eleven is a beautifully written and careful documentation of all of the animals and plants known to the aztecs in the sixteenth century. Book xii recounts the spanish conquest of mexico, which took place between 1519, when cortes landed on the coast with just over 100 men and a few horses, and 1521, when tenochtitlan was taken and the aztecs subjugated. Click download or read online button to get the florentine codex book now. Nov 15, 2016 eagle and jaguar warriors, florentine codex book.
This vast work documents in 12 books the religion, natural history, cultural practices and first decades of the fall of pre. This is book 12, chapter 12 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. Book 12, the account of the conquest of mexico from the point of view of the conquered of tenochtitlantlatelolco is the only strictly historical. Biblioteca medicea laurenziana by permission of mibact an illustrated detail shows a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. World digital library adds florentine codex library of congress. A general history of the things of new spain 2nd ed. This is book 12, chapter 21 of the florentine codex, also known as the general history of the things of new spain. James lockhart has provided us with his transcription of the nahuatl and its translation to english. Even before the spaniards appeared to us, an illness broke out, a sickness of pustules. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 21 early nahuatl library.
The florentine codex, a unique manuscript dating from 1577 preserved. Book xi, the longest in the codex, is a treatise on natural history. The twelve books of the florentine codex are organized in the following way. Florentine codex, book 12, ch 12 early nahuatl library. 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 of the tlatilulcans, the. Biblioteca medicea laurenziana by permission of mibact these different worldviews are brought to bear in the sections that describe disease. Sahagun is a franciscan missionary who arrived in mexico in 1529.