Descendants of Aztec Pictography: The Cultural Encyclopedias of Sixteenth-Century Mexico

by Elizabeth Hill Boone

In the aftermath of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of Mexico, Spanish friars and authorities partnered with indigenous rulers and savants to gather detailed information on Aztec history, religious beliefs, and culture. The pictorial books they created served the Spanish as aids to evangelization and governance, but their content came from the native intellectuals, painters, and writers who helped to create them. Examining the nine major surviving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477321675
• ISBN13: 9781477321676
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 3.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 11.4"