Decoding the Codex Borgia

Visual Symbols of Time and Space in Ancient Mexico

Susan Milbrath

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University Press of Florida
30 April 2024

History of art: pre-history; History of the Americas; Social & cultural anthropology

This book explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Pre-Columbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript’s intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths and religion.

By: Susan Milbrath
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9780813069920
ISBN 10: 0813069920
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 30 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Figures ix List of Color Plates xi List of Sky Maps xiii List of Synopsis Plates xv List of Tables xvii Preface xix Acknowledgments xxvii 1. Setting the Stage for Study of the Codex Borgia 1 2. Scholarly Research on the Unique Narrative on Borgia 29–46 46 3. Seasonality in the Central Mexican Festivals and the Borgia Narrative 59 4. Calendar Round Almanacs in the Codex Borgia 85 5. Deities of the Sun and Moon in Borgia Group Codices 115 6. Lunar Phases and Eclipses in the Borgia Group Codices 153 7. Celestial Cycles in the Codex Borgia Narrative 171 8. How Can the Codex Borgia Be Decoded? 228 Appendix A. Aztec Gods Associated with the Twenty Trecena Periods and Their Associated Fates 271 Glossary 283 Notes 289 Bibliography 379 Index

Susan Milbrath, emeritus curator of Latin American art and archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is coeditor of Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica and the author of Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars.