Codex of Michoacán
Artista: No identificado
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Relación de Michoacán
This image displays a page from the Códice de Michoacán, a crucial 16th-century historical manuscript. The text, written in cursive calligraphy with intricate decorated initials, documents the history and genealogies of the Purépecha (Tarascan) people of Michoacán, Mexico. Its style is characteristic of early colonial manuscripts, blending European writing techniques with Mesoamerican record-keeping traditions.
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