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The Mixtec pictorial manuscriptsJansen, Maarten (1951-....)Pérez Jiménez, Gabina AuroraMaarten Jansen is Professor of Archeology and Ethnohistory of Mesoamerica at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Decorated for his scholarly services by the Mexican government, he has headed numerous research projects funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and is the author of a wide range of publications on the interpretation of early Mexican art and history.&#160;Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez is a native speaker of the Mixtec language and works at the University of Leiden on the project ‘Sahin Sau, an Endangered Language in Southern Mexico’. She also teaches Mixtec language and culture. With Maarten Jansen she co-authored Codex Bodley. A Painted Chronicle from the Mixtec Highlands, Mexico (Bodleian Library, Oxford, 2005) and Encounter with the Plumed Serpent. Drama and Power in the Heart of Mesoamerica (University Press of Colorado, Boulder, 2007).&#160; The Mixtec civilization (of Oaxaca, Mexico) is one of the most interesting to survive from pre-colonial Mesoamerica. Among its characteristic products were highly artistic pictographic codices depicting the history and dynasties of its city-states. This handbook surveys and describes the illustrated Mixtec manuscripts that survive in Europe, the United States and Mexico, outlines the history of their decipherment, current questions, discussions and methodologies relating to readings, social organisation, religion and historical drama, and surveys the six centuries of Mixtec history covered in the texts. Preliminary Material / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez     Pages: i–xxviI. Introduction To Mixtec Pictography /  By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez    Pages: 1–41II. Treasures From Ancient Libraries / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez    Pages: 42–95III. Rediscovery And Decipherment / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 96–126IV. Contemporary Studies And Discussions / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 127–177V. Post Colonial Hermeneutics / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez    Pages: 179–216VI. Acts And Visions / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez     Pages: 217–270VII. Memory Landscape / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 271–354VIII. Foundation Narratives / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez  Pages: 355–406IX. The Noble Houses / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez  Pages: 407–461X. Colonial Transformation / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 462–499XI. Political And Ideological Dynamics / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 501–529References / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 531–560Index / By: M. Jansen and G.A. Pérez Jiménez   Pages: 561–572Editeur : Leiden ; Boston : BrillDate de parution : 2011 Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXVI-572 p.) : couv. ill. en coul., ill., cartes ; 25 cm Collection : (The early Americas : history and culture, ISSN 1875-3264 ; v. 1) Note&#160;:&#160;Bibliogr. p [531]-560. Index&#160; ISBN 9789004187528 (br.)&#160; PARIS-BnF : Richelieu - Manuscrits - magasin : 8-IMPR OR-19447 PARIS-Médiathèque MQB