Page from an ancient printed book
Artista: Bernardino de Sahagún
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Florentino
This page from a printed book is an example of the work of Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún, a missionary and chronicler who documented the culture and language of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica in the 16th century. The text, written in Nahuatl with some glosses in Spanish, presents a style.
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