Open manuscript displaying two pages with calligraphic text
Artista: Anónimo novohispano (Códice Ramírez)
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Ramírez
This image presents an anonymous 16th-century New Spanish manuscript, open to display two pages of calligraphic text. The text, meticulously written in dark ink on aged paper, exhibits a formal and compact calligraphy, characteristic of codices and documents from the viceregal era. As a testament to the early intellectual and cultural production of New Spain, this unillustrated work stands out for its documentary value and the skill of its copyist.
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