Page from an ancient codex or book detailing "Stones"
Artista: Bernardino de Sahagún
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Florentino
This page from a codex, attributed to Bernardino de Sahagún, illustrates the study of 'Stones' with images and Spanish text. The pictorial style and calligraphy suggest a 16th-century historical context in New Spain, where local and European knowledge was recorded.
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