Page of an ancient manuscript
Artista: Bernardino de Sahagún
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Florentino
This image shows a page from an ancient manuscript by the Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún, written in Spanish with traces of Nahuatl. The writing style, along with marginal annotations, suggests ethnographic and linguistic compilation work from the 16th century in New Spain.
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