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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
A young Aztec girl tells her little brother how their parents create beautiful painted manuscripts, or codices. She explains to him how paper is made from local plants and how the long paper is folded into a book. Her parents and others paint the codices...
4) The Aztecs
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Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan casts fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her net wide, covering topics as diverse as ethnicity, empire-building, palace life, etiquette, origin myths and human sacrifice. While often described as 'stone age', the Aztecs' achievements were remarkable. They constructed lofty temples and produced fine arts in precious stones, gold and shimmering feathers. They crafted beautiful poetry...
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Codex black volume 1
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donaj�i is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she's only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donaj�i sets out on an adventure-accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho-to find her missing father. Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old...
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Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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En 1429 el Principe Nezahualcóyotl, Izcóatl, y una decena de pueblos más se unen pata derrocar a Maxtla , el tirano usurpador que gobierna todo el valle del Anáhuac. Tras la caída de Azcapotzalco, las tropas aliadas regresan a sus ciudades de origen, en donde esperan a que Nezahualcóyotl sea reconocido y jurado com huei chichimécatl tecutli (gran gobernante chichimeca), pero eso jamás ocurre. Mientras Chalco y Huexotla se sublevan e inician...
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Mexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbors the Maya, formed some of the most complex societies north of the Andes. Revised and expanded, the book is updated with the latest developments and findings in the field and current terminology. The new edition includes expanded coverage of Oaxaca, particularly Monte Alban, one of the...
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