Codex Boturini

Made by Franciscan Father Bernardino de Sahagún and of singular cultural value today: the unique testimony of the culture, history, and religion of the indigenous peoples of Central America in wonderful images

An invaluable testimony of the intermingling of cultures: the visual mirror of Mixtec culture united with beautiful indigenous and European illumination

A unique insight into the structures of the legendary Aztec Empire: the most important source on the inner workings of the empire ruled from Tenochtitlan, created shortly before the conquest and magnificently illuminated around 1540

The calendars, counting methods, and festivals of a past culture: a rare and wonderfully illuminated testimonial to the disappearing culture of the Aztecs, comissioned by the Spanish nobleman Veytia

A tax and tribute register providing significant insight into Aztec social structures: more than 1,000 pages of extensive records on the indigenous population of the just-colonized Mexico

The histories of three urban centers of the Mixtec empire in over 600 captivating, colored pictographs: one of the few surviving Mixtec manuscripts from pre-Columbian times