Page from an open ancient codex or book
Artista: Bernardino de Sahagún
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Florentino
This page from a codex, attributed to Bernardino de Sahagún, shows bird illustrations alongside text in old Spanish. The pictorial style is characteristic of religious and ethnographic manuscripts from the colonial period in New Spain, reflecting the documentation of the natural and cultural world.
ilustracion ceniza-de-volcan humo-de-paramo barro-de-oaxaca polvo-de-camino codice nueva-espana ilustracion-de-ave
