El arte de escribir

Description

Ten studies on Mesoamerican codices of central Mexico, and recording system used to create them. Organized into three parts -sys-etem itself; stories and myths told; and relationship of these documents with colonial history. Topics include units of measurement; symbolism and uses of certain glyphs; myths of otherness and culturally misunderstood individuals; codices created for specific legal purposes; and others. Edition limited to 300 copies.