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Portraying the Aztec PastHerren Rajagopalan, Angela&#160; Rajagopalan is an associate professor of art history at the University of North Carolina. Résumé de l'éditeurDuring the period of Aztec expansion and empire (ca. 1325–1525), scribes of high social standing used a pictographic writing system to paint hundreds of manuscripts detailing myriad aspects of life, including historical, calendric, and religious information. Following the Spanish conquest, native and mestizo&#160;tlacuiloque&#160;(artist-scribes) of the sixteenth century continued to use pre-Hispanic pictorial writing systems to record information about native culture. Three of these manuscripts—Codex Boturini, Codex Azcatitlan, and Codex Aubin—document the origin and migration of the Mexica people, one of several indigenous groups often collectively referred to as “Aztec.”In&#160;Portraying the Aztec Past, Angela Herren Rajagopalan offers a thorough study of these closely linked manuscripts, articulating their narrative and formal connections and examining differences in format, style, and communicative strategies. Through analyses that focus on the materials, stylistic traits, facture, and narrative qualities of the codices, she places these annals in their historical and social contexts. Her work adds to our understanding of the production and function of these manuscripts and explores how Mexica identity is presented and framed after the conquest.SommaireList of Illustrations and Tables A Note on Spelling and Translations Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: Portraying the Aztec Past Chapter 2. Codex Boturini: A Pictographic Paradigm Chapter 3. Master and Apprentice: The Multiple Artistic Hands in Codex Azcatitlan Chapter 4. Don Martín Ecatzin: Codex Azcatitlan’s Cosmic Hero Chapter 5. Traitors, Intrigue, and the Cosmic Cycle in Codex Azcatitlan Chapter 6. Codex Aubin and the Influence of Printed Books Chapter 7. Conclusion: Central Mexican Manuscript Painting in Transition Epilogue. Life after Production Appendix 1. Translation of the Nahuatl Glosses in Codex Azcatitlan Appendix 2. Translation of the Nahuatl Text in Codex Aubin Notes Bibliography IndexEditeur : Austin : University of Texas PressDate de parution : 2019 Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-198 p., 7 pl. hors texte) : ill. ; 29 cm. Note : Notes bibliogr., p. [165]-178, bibliogr. p. [179]-185 et index p. [187]-198 ISBN 9781477316061 (rel). - ISBN 147731606X (rel). - ISBN 9781477316078 (br). - ISBN 1477316078 (br) PARIS-BnF : Richelieu - Manuscrits - magasin : 4-IMPR OR-9417MADRID-Casa de VelázquezPARIS-Médiathèque MQB