Memoria historica sobre... la inquisicion

Ce codex est à l'origine un document pictographique constitué de la liste des tributs que doit supporter le village d'Otlazpan. Il est accompagné de deux types de textes écrits en espagnol, l'un provenant probablement d'un scribe autochtone, l'autre d'un fonctionnaire espagnol. Il s'agit d'un témoignage éclairant de la société née de la Conquête et de la misère dont les impôts locaux des autochtones furent progressivement captés par les Espagnols. (ouvrage rédigé en espagnol)

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The first in a series of monographic serials on Pre-Columbian art and design. This first number is devoted to Pre-Columbian art and design sources that related to popular identity. Subscriptions available for future issues.

El relato evocador y vibrante de cómo se rescataron las ideas del mundo clásico, el origen de nuestra herencia intelectual común. Tras la caída de Roma, muchas de las grandes ideas del mundo clásico, base del conocimiento moderno, se perdieron para siempre. Innumerables libros fueron destruidos por los cristianos, y la biblioteca de Alejandría, el mayor depósito de saber del mundo, fue arrasada. Pero tres manuscritos cruciales sobrevivieron a esa edad de la penumbra e impulsaron la llegada del Renacimiento. En este sorprendente debut, la historiadora Violet Moller rastrea los caminos...