The Complete Codex Zouche-Nuttall: Mixtec Lineage Histories and Political Biographies

by Robert Lloyd Williams

The pre-Hispanic Mixtec people of Mexico recorded political and religious history, including the biographies and genealogies of their rulers, in pictograms on hand-painted, screen-fold manuscripts known as codices. Functioning rather like movie production storyboards, the codices served as outlines of oral traditions to stimulate the memories of bards who knew the complete narratives, which were sung, danced, and performed at elite functions. Centuries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292744382
• ISBN13: 9780292744387
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"