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. Born in sahagun, spain, in 1499, he journeyed to new spain in 1529. He learned nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the study of aztec beliefs, culture and history. Anderson, salt lake city, university of utah press and school of american research, 19501982, 12 vol. Although this edition of sahaguins work makes no claim to be.
The codex is quite large with 1,200 folios pages and 2,468 painted illustrations. The outstanding circumstances that governed the policy and production of encyclopaedias for the first 15 centuries were that comparatively few people were able to read. Original sources for us history to 1877 flashcards quizlet. Twentyninth chapter, where it is said how, at the time the spaniards left mexico, there. The pictures in the primeros memoriales convey a blend of indigenous and european artistic elements. Today, we think of the florentine codex as one of the most remarkable manuscripts created in the early modern era roughly. He learned nahuatl and spent more than 50 years in the study of aztec beliefs. In fact, the psalmodia christiana is the only work that fray bernardino ever saw in print.
Documentary heritage submitted by mexico, italy and spain and recommended for inclusion in the memory. By merging sound catholic doctrine with the singing and dancing practices of the native areito. Encyclopaedia encyclopaedia the kinds of encyclopaedias. It is now possible to see, in the past 2,000 years of encyclopaedia production, the existence of a pattern closely related to the changing social needs of each age. Though he was primarily devoted to his missionary task, his extraordinary work documenting indigenous worldview and culture has earned him the title as the. This lesson explores sahaguns life, as well as the creation of the codex. Representations of hands in the florentine codex by. The spaniards approached tenochtitlan from the south, crossing to the city along the causeway from ixtapalapa. General history of the things of new spain by fray. The illustrations combine the syntactic and symbolic traits of the. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. The general history of the things of new spain, by. The franciscan monk developed a deep appreciation for aztec culture and the nahuatl language.
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