Códice de Michoacán
Artista: No identificado
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Relación de Michoacán
This fragment from the Códice de Michoacán is a 16th-century manuscript, notable for its cursive script and its content narrating the history and customs of the Purépecha people. The dense and stylized calligraphy, typical of the period, reveals the importance of written documentation for cultural preservation and historical record-keeping in the viceroyalty of New Spain. Its nature as a handwritten codex underscores the transition from oral to written tradition in the context of colonization.
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