Decoding the Codex Borgia
Visual Symbols of Time and Space in Ancient Mexico
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Product details:
- Publisher University Press of Florida
- Date of Publication 23 April 2024
- ISBN 9780813069920
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages450 pages
- Size 235x156 mm
- Weight 438 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 28 color and 89 b/w illus., 22 tables 539
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Short description:
Explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Pre-Columbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript’s intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths and religion.
MoreLong description:
This book explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Pre-Columbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript’s intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths and religion.
MoreTable of Contents:
- Contents
- List of Figures ix
- List of Color Plates xi List of Sky Maps xiii
- List of Synopsis Plates xv List of Tables xvii Preface xix Acknowledgments xxvii
- 1. Setting the Stage for Study of the Codex Borgia 1
- 2. Scholarly Research on the Unique Narrative on Borgia 29–46 46
- 3. Seasonality in the Central Mexican Festivals and the Borgia Narrative 59
- 4. Calendar Round Almanacs in the Codex Borgia 85
- 5. Deities of the Sun and Moon in Borgia Group Codices 115
- 6. Lunar Phases and Eclipses in the Borgia Group Codices 153
- 7. Celestial Cycles in the Codex Borgia Narrative 171
- 8. How Can the Codex Borgia Be Decoded? 228
- Appendix A. Aztec Gods Associated with the Twenty Trecena Periods and Their Associated Fates 271
- Glossary 283
- Notes 289
- Bibliography 379
- Index
