The Florentine Codex, Book Three: the Origin of the Gods by A... - 9781607811596

The Florentine Codex, Book Three: the Origin of the GodsA General History of the Things of New Spain\nAuthor(s): Arthur J.O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Utah Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: University of Utah Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781607811596, 978-1607811596\nSynopsis\nTwo of the worlds leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagns 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 Sahagns 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 Librarys collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs lifeways and traditionsa rich and intimate yet pan.