An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552

by Martin De Cruz and William Gates

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Originally written in the Aztec language, Nahuatl, in 1552, this classic codex was the first herbal and medical text compiled in the New World. The author of this extraordinarily rare and valuable document was Mart?n de la Cruz, an Aztec physician, whose work was subsequently translated into Latin by an Aztec nobleman, Juan Badiano.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486411303
• ISBN13: 9780486411309
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"