Title: Historia de las Indias de Nueva-España y islas de Tierra Firme
First published: 1867
Description: "Beautiful presentation of the illustrations from Durán's well-known work. Editor's introduction presents a brief physical description of the illustrations, as well as a biography of Durán and his work, but high quality reproductions of the illustrations themselves, along with descriptive captions, dominate the work"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: History, Antiquities, Indians of Mexico, Specimens, reproductions, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Religion and mythology, Facsimiles, Mexican Calendar, Mexican Manuscripts, Indian mythology, Aztecs, Religion, Aztec calendar, Biblioteca Nacional (Spain), Mythology, Codex Ixtlilxochitl, Aztec mythology, Nahuatl Manuscripts, Specimens, Indian calendar, Maya calendar
Places: Mexico, Religion
People: Diego Durán (d. 1588?)
Time periods: To 1519, Conquest, 1519-1540