Title |
Codex Mexicanus caractere hieroglyphi |
Subject |
Manuscripts, Mexican-Pre-Columbian -- Facsimiles. Indians of Mexico -- Religion and mythology. Manuscripts, Nahuatl -- Facsimiles.; Indigenous peoples--North America |
Description |
Codices from 15th and 16th century Mexico. These Mesoamerican manuscripts described wars, victories, famine, pestilence, religious events, and other elements of ancient Mesoamerican culture. The codices often consisted of one long extension or band of paper called amatl, produced from the bark of a type of fig tree. Glyphs, or pictorial representations, were used for the text. |
Publisher |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Contributors |
Series Editors: Francisco Sauer; Josepho Stummvoll. Introduction: C. A. Burland. |
Date |
1966 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Identifier |
laud |
Source |
Codex Laud Bodleian Library Oxford. Introduction: C. A. Burland. Graz, Akademische Druck - u. Verlagsanstalt, 1966 |
Language |
deu; eng |
Coverage |
15th Century, Mexico |
Rights Management |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Source Physical Dimensions |
17 x 22.5 cm |
Scanning Technician |
Bin Zhang; Kelly Taylor |
Call Number |
F1219 .B645 1966; Record ID 99858630102001 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vf074f |
Setname |
uum_rbc |
ID |
236106 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vf074f |
Title |
Codex Laud, p. 14 |
Subject |
Manuscripts, Mexican (Pre-Columbian) -- Facsimiles. |
OCR Text |
Show away the old painting before re-designing the page.* This page bears an off-print from Folio 1 near its centre representing an arm and hand with knife. Probably the page was folded before the outlines on p.l were thoroughly dry. Folio 3. This page shows stains from fine dust at some past period. The leather is exposed at the top edge. There are many marks on the surface made by brush and spatula when the white ground was laid before painting. Folio 4. Library stamp. This page displays brush marks on the white ground. The upper edge has been worn down and the leather exposed. Folio 5. The joint between folios 4 and 5 is much rubbed. At the top of the folio some cracks are open right through the white surface. The lower left quarter of the page shows an accidental smear of the black ink used in drawing the outlines. Folio 6. The joint between Folios 6 and 7 is open a little at the lower edge. There are a few very dark spots of colour and a light brown smear of water colour, probably a drip from the artist's brush, in front of the foot of Quetzalcoatl, and a smear of black on the knee. Folio 7. The surface paste is a little chipped, and the upper edge is a little curled over towards the Dorsal face. Some brown and black spots seem to be dried colour (though they may possibly be traces of a varnish-like substance). Near the bottom of the page is a slight mark made by a soft lead pencil, presumably when the folios were being numbered. (Note the folios are numbered in pencil in the order used * The artistic style of Fol. 1 is rather similar to much of the rest of the codex, though more minute in detail. In common with Fol. 2 it has a different scale of colour. Fol. 2. Frontal side is radically distinct from the rest of the Codex. The colour is more delicate with a special interest shown in the delicate nuances between blue and green. The ornament often includes double-outline techniques reminiscent of the sculptures at El Tajin. There is some reason to think that this page is older than other parts of the Codex, and was preserved at a period of re-painting because it was the dedicatory page of the whole work. |
Contributors |
C. A. Burland |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Identifier |
014.tif |
Source |
Codex Laud Bodleian Library Oxford. Introduction: C. A. Burland. Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1966. |
Coverage |
Mexico, 16th Century |
Setname |
uum_rbc |
ID |
236084 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vf074f/236084 |