The Codex Borgia : a full-color restoration of the ancient Mexican manuscript / Gisele Díaz and Alan Rodgers ; with an introduction and commentary by Bruce E. Byland
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Dover Publications , 1993Description: 77 p. : illus. ; 31 cmISBN:- 9780486275697
- LAS 299.792 DIA
- F1219.56.B65 C63 1993
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Libro - Monografía | Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles | LAS 299.792 DIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 015143 |
Includes bibliographical references.
First publication of remarkable repainting of outstanding Mexican codex - priceless original is in Vatican Library - thought to have originated in the Cholula area, ca. AD 1400. 76 large full-color plates show an astounding array of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and abstract designs. A work of rare power and beauty.
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