The Codex Mendoza is a painted document from the 1540s. It was painted after the Spanish conquest of Mexico by Aztec scribes in the ancient pictorial format. After it was painted, a scribe added written descriptions and text in Spanish.
Other central-Mexican manuscripts:
- Codex Borgia , a pre-Columbian manuscript with many colorful images
- Ramirez Codex , by an anonymous Aztec after the conquest, in european characters
- Florentine Codex , a history of "New Spain" by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590):
- Codex Borbonicus , from the 16th century
- Codex Ríos
The codex today is stored at Oxford University
Last updated: 08-16-2005 04:20:39