The Codex Borgia: A Full-Color Restoration of the Ancient Mexican Manuscript (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486275698 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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humblebumble said Great cheap version of the Borgia Codex. Be warned that you must compare the images from this reproduction to the original, for three reasons: 1) sometimes the authors of this reproduction use colors that do not match the original codex, "Great cheap version of the Borgia Codex" according to humblebumble. Be warned that you must compare the images from this reproduction to the original, for three reasons: 1) sometimes the authors of this reproduction use colors that do not match the original codex, 2) sometimes the authors of this reproduction place the wrong imagery in the reproduction, for example a monkey's head instead of a humans head, and Great cheap version of the Borgia Codex Be warned that you must compare the images from this reproduction to the original, for three reasons: 1) sometimes the authors of this reproduction use colors that do not match the original codex, 2) sometimes the authors of this reproduction place the wrong imagery in the reproduction, for example a monkey's head instead of a humans head, and 3)Sometimes the authors speculate as to what might have been on a page and they use their own judgment, which might be wrong.Other than that, this is a great reproduction of the Borgia codex. It is cheap, it is light and it is well made. Another thing to k. )Sometimes the authors speculate as to what might have been on a page and they use their own judgment, which might be wrong.Other than that, this is a great reproduction of the Borgia codex. It is cheap, it is light and it is well made. Another thing to k. ) sometimes the authors of this reproduction place the wrong imagery in the reproduction, for example a monkey's head instead of a humans head, and Great cheap version of the Borgia Codex Be warned that you must compare the images from this reproduction to the original, for three reasons: 1) sometimes the authors of this reproduction use colors that do not match the original codex, 2) sometimes the authors of this reproduction place the wrong imagery in the reproduction, for example a monkey's head instead of a humans head, and 3)Sometimes the authors speculate as to what might have been on a page and they use their own judgment, which might be wrong.Other than that, this is a great reproduction of the Borgia codex. It is cheap, it is light and it is well made. Another thing to k. )Sometimes the authors speculate as to what might have been on a page and they use their own judgment, which might be wrong.Other than that, this is a great reproduction of the Borgia codex. It is cheap, it is light and it is well made. Another thing to k. First codex purchased for myself, i wanted to be First codex purchased for myself, i wanted to be sure to get one that was pre-hispanic. This book did not let me down at all. Im still learning to understand the messages, stories and lifestyles my ancestors intended to portray with their books and scriptures and this book helps immensely.. just what i thought it would be a copy of erictoddbrown just what i thought it would be a copy of a old picture book that was stolen from mexico i would recomend this book to any looking into aztec picture writing
1400) in the southern central highlands of Mexico, perhaps in Puebla or Oaxaca. A.D. Byland places the Codex in its historical context and helps elucidate its meaning and significance.. Another section concerns various regions of the world and the supernatural characters and attributes of those regions. The result is 76 large full-color plates of vibrant, striking depictions of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and mysterious abstract designs—a vivid panorama that offers profound insights into pre-Columbian Mexican myth and ritual. An informative introduction by noted anthropologist Bruce E. It is most probably a religious document that once belonged to a temple or sacred shrine.One use of the Codex many have been to divine the future, for it includes ritual 260 day calendars, material on aspects of the planet Venus, a
A.D. Considered by many scholars the finest extant Mexican codex and one of the most important original sources for the study of pre-Columbian religion, the Codex Borgia is a work of profound beauty, filled with strange and evocative images related to calendrical, cosmological, ritual, and divinatory matters. 1400) in the southern central highlands of Mexico, perhaps in Puebla or Oaxaca. The priceless original is in the Vatican Library and previous photographic facsimiles are very rare or very expensive or both. Generally similar to such Mixtec manuscripts as the Codex Nuttall, the Code