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General history of the things of New Spain

Title: General history of the things of New Spain / Fray Bernardino de Sahagún ; translated from the Aztec into English, with notes and illustrations, by Arthur J.O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble.
Author: Sahagún, Bernardino de, -1590.
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press ; Santa Fe, New Mexico : School of American Research, 2012.

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Description

13 v. in 12 : ill. (some col.), facsims., plates (some col.); 28 cm.

Summary

" ... Sahagún's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of Sahagún's Nahuatl text, and represents one of the most distinguished contributions in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. Written between 1540 and 1585, the Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library's collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs' lifeways and traditions ... The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 1-13

Uniform Title

Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España. English & Aztec
Códice florentino.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 1.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 2.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 3.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 4.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 5-6.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 7.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 8.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 9.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 10.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 11.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 12.
Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 13.

Alternative Title

Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España.
Florentine codex : general history of the things of New Spain
Introductions and indices: introductions, Sahagún's prologues and interpolations, general bibliography, general indices.
Book 1: The gods.
Book 2: The ceremonies.
Book 3: The origin of the gods.
Book 4: The soothsayers, and Book 5: The omens.
Book 6: Rhetoric and moral philosophy.
Book 7: The sun, moon, and stars, and the binding of the years.
Book 8: Kings and lords.
Book 9: The merchants.
Book 10: The people.
Book 11: Earthly things.
Book 12: The conquest of Mexico.

Subject

Note

Originally published 1950-1982 by the School of American Research and the University of Utah.
"Second edition, revised": Introduction, books 1-4 & 5, books 10-11.
Introductory vol. contains Sahagún's original prologues to each book, essays by the translators, general bibliography, and subject, person/deity, and place indexes.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Biography (note)

Bernardino de Sahagún (1499 - October 23, 1590) was a Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico). Born in Sahagún, Spain, in 1499, he journeyed to New Spain in 1529, and spent more than 50 years in the study of Aztec beliefs, culture and history.
Arthur J. O. Anderson (1907-1996) was an anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture and language. He received his MA from Claremont College and his PhD in anthropology from the University of Southern California. He was a curator of history and director of publications at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe and taught at a number of institutions, including San Diego State University, from which he retired.
Charles E. Dibble (1909-2002) was an anthropologist, linguist, and scholar specializing in Mesoamerican cultures. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from the Universidad Nacional Autonomo de Mexico and taught at the University of Utah from 1939-1978, where he became a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.

Language (note)

Original Aztec and Spanish, with English translations in parallel columns.

Contents

Part I. Introductions and indices: introductions, Sahagún's prologues and interpolations, general bibliography, general indices -- Part II. Book 1: The gods -- Part III. Book 2: The ceremonies -- Part IV. Book 3: The origin of the gods -- Parts V and VI. Book 4: The soothsayers, and Book 5: The omens -- Part VII. Book 6: Rhetoric and moral philosophy -- Part VIII. Book 7: The sun, moon, and stars, and the binding of the years -- Part IX. Book 8: Kings and lords -- Part X. Book 9: The merchants -- Part XI. Book 10: The people -- Part XII. Book 11: Earthly things -- Part XIII. Book 12: The conquest of Mexico.

Call Number

JFF 14-785

ISBN

9781607811923 (set)
1607811928 (set)
9781607811565 (intro. and indices)
1607811561 (intro. and indices)
9781607811572 (book 1)
160781157X (book 1)
9781607811589 (book 2)
1607811588 (book 2)
9781607811596 (book 3)
1607811596 (book 3)
9781607811602 (books 4 & 5)
160781160X (books 4 & 5)
9781607811619 (book 6)
1607811618 (book 6)
9781607811626 (book 7)
1607811626 (book 7)
9781607811633 (book 8)
1607811634 (book 8)
9781607811640 (book 9)
1607811642 (book 9)
9781607811657 (book 10)
1607811650 (book 10)
9781607811664 (book 11)
1607811669 (book 11)
9781607811671 (book 12)
1607811677 (book 12)

OCLC

794413026

Author

Sahagún, Bernardino de, -1590.

Title

General history of the things of New Spain / Fray Bernardino de Sahagún ; translated from the Aztec into English, with notes and illustrations, by Arthur J.O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble.

Imprint

Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press ; Santa Fe, New Mexico : School of American Research, 2012.

Edition

1st paperback ed.

Series

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 1-13

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 1.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 2.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 3.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 4.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 5-6.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 7.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 8.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 9.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 10.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 11.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 12.

Monographs of the School of American Research ; no. 14, pt. 13.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language

Original Aztec and Spanish, with English translations in parallel columns.

Biography

Bernardino de Sahagún (1499 - October 23, 1590) was a Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico). Born in Sahagún, Spain, in 1499, he journeyed to New Spain in 1529, and spent more than 50 years in the study of Aztec beliefs, culture and history.

Arthur J. O. Anderson (1907-1996) was an anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture and language. He received his MA from Claremont College and his PhD in anthropology from the University of Southern California. He was a curator of history and director of publications at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe and taught at a number of institutions, including San Diego State University, from which he retired.

Charles E. Dibble (1909-2002) was an anthropologist, linguist, and scholar specializing in Mesoamerican cultures. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from the Universidad Nacional Autonomo de Mexico and taught at the University of Utah from 1939-1978, where he became a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.

Added Author

Anderson, Arthur J. O.

Dibble, Charles E.

Cover Title

Florentine codex : general history of the things of New Spain

Added Title

Códice florentino.

Introductions and indices: introductions, Sahagún's prologues and interpolations, general bibliography, general indices.

Book 1: The gods.

Book 2: The ceremonies.

Book 3: The origin of the gods.

Book 4: The soothsayers, and Book 5: The omens.

Book 6: Rhetoric and moral philosophy.

Book 7: The sun, moon, and stars, and the binding of the years.

Book 8: Kings and lords.

Book 9: The merchants.

Book 10: The people.

Book 11: Earthly things.

Book 12: The conquest of Mexico.

Research Call Number

JFF 14-785

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