Learn about the Aztec codices, pictorial books made by the pre-Columbian Aztec and their descendants in Mexico. Explore their history, formats, writing, style, regional schools, and content related to history, science, rituals, and more. Explore the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century manuscript by Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua elders, authors, and artists.
Learn about Mexica culture, the Aztec Empire, and the conquest of Mexico through texts and images. A 16th-century manuscript that records the migration, rulers, and conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico. It is one of the most valuable and important sources of Aztec history, written in Nahuatl and illustrated with European paper.
Learn about the Aztec codices, pictorial documents that recorded Aztec history, culture and religion before and after the Spanish conquest. Explore the famous codices such as Borbonicus, Mendoza, Florentine, Osuma, Aubin, Borgia and Xolotl. The Codex Borbonicus is a codex written by Aztec priests shortly before or after the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
Like all pre-Columbian codices, it was originally entirely pictorial in nature, although some Spanish descriptions were later added. Learn about the Aztecs, their culture, history, and codices, and create your own codex reflecting Aztec life. This project is designed for 6-7th grade students and includes background information, images, and instructions.
Learn about the significance, types, and content of the Aztec codices, ancient manuscripts that preserve the legacy of the Aztec civilization. Explore how these pictorial documents reflect the history, religion, and daily life of the Aztecs and their interactions with other Mesoamerican cultures. A 500-Year-Old Record of the Aztec Empire Comes to Life The Digital Florentine Codex's three languages and thousands of hand-painted illustrations provide a window into culture, war, and daily life.
The Codex is a 12-book encyclopedia of Mexica (Aztec) life, written between 1575 and 1577 by Nahua scholars, based on interviews with elders who lived before and during the Spanish conquest. Codex Mendoza is an Aztec codex created around 1541, commissioned by the viceroy of New Spain. It depicts the history and culture of the Aztecs in pictorial and Spanish texts.