Painted Books from Mexico: Codices in Uk Collections and the World They Represent Carlos A. Bisceglia B09BCBG7JG

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Painted Books from Mexico: Codices in Uk Collections and the World They Represent Carlos A. Bisceglia B09BCBG7JGThe painted books of ancient Mexico constitute a particularly important chapter of world literature. The work of the tlacuilo, or scribes, goes back thousands of years before the Spanish Conquest; their exquisite manuscripts were written and drawn on native paper or skin and, later, on European paper. The vast majority of these codices were destroyed during the invasion; a precious few have survived. About twenty of the finest of these are in British