Decoding the Codex Borgia
Visual Symbols of Time and Space in Ancient Mexico
Susan Milbrath (Author)
9780813069920
Hardback, published 23 April 2024
450 pages, 28 color and 89 b/w illus., 22 tables 23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.438 kg
This book explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Pre-Columbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript’s intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths and religion.
Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Color Plates xi List of Sky Maps xiii
List of Synopsis Plates xv List of Tables xvii Preface xix Acknowledgments xxvii
1. Setting the Stage for Study of the Codex Borgia 1
2. Scholarly Research on the Unique Narrative on Borgia 29– 46 46
3. Seasonality in the Central Mexican Festivals and the Borgia Narrative 59
4. Calendar Round Almanacs in the Codex Borgia 85
5. Deities of the Sun and Moon in Borgia Group Codices 115
6. Lunar Phases and Eclipses in the Borgia Group Codices 153
7. Celestial Cycles in the Codex Borgia Narrative 171
8. How Can the Codex Borgia Be Decoded? 228
Appendix A. Aztec Gods Associated with the Twenty Trecena Periods and Their Associated Fates 271
