The Codex Borgia : a full-color restoration of the ancient Mexican manuscript / Gisele Díaz and Alan Rodgers ; with an introduction and commentary by Bruce E. Byland.
First publication of remarkable repainting of outstanding Mexican codex - priceless original is in Vatican Library - thought to have originated in the Cholula area, ca. AD 1400. 76 large full-color plates show an astounding array of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and abstract designs. A work of rare power and beauty.
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- ISBN: 0486275698
- ISBN: 9780486275697
- Physical Description: xxxii pages, 77 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1993.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxii).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Artists' preface -- Introduction and commentary / Bruce E. Byland -- The present ediion of the Codex Borgia -- The history of the Codex Borgia -- Pre-Columbian manuscripts -- Pre-Columbian religion -- The nature of the Codex Borgia -- An abbreviated commentary on the Codex Borgia.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | F 1219.56 .B65 C63 1993 | 245611 | Stacks | Available | - |
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