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Codex Mendoza

The Codex Mendoza is a painted document from the 1540s. It was painted after the Spanish conquest of Mexico by Aztec scribes in the ancient pictorial format. After it was painted, a scribe added written descriptions and text in Spanish.

Other central-Mexican manuscripts:

  • Codex Borgia , a pre-Columbian manuscript with many colorful images
  • Ramirez Codex , by an anonymous Aztec after the conquest, in european characters
  • Florentine Codex , a history of "New Spain" by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590):
  • Codex Borbonicus , from the 16th century
  • Codex Ríos

The codex today is stored at Oxford University

Last updated: 08-16-2005 04:20:39