NOTE

To honor the tireless research of Mrs. Zelia NuttallZelia Nuttall (1857–1933) was a pioneering American archaeologist and anthropologist who rediscovered this specific Mixtec manuscript in a private collection in England., which resulted in the discovery of the long-lost manuscript published here as a facsimileA facsimile is a precise reproduction or copy of an original manuscript, intended to look as close to the original as possible., and to recognize her high achievements in Mexican Archaeology, the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology has given this ancient Mexican book the name CODEX NUTTALL.

The Museum is grateful to the subscribers of the Fund for the Encouragement of Mexican and Central American Research for providing the means to publish this valuable CodexA codex is an ancient manuscript in book form. In the context of the Mixtec people of ancient Mexico, these were often made of long strips of deerskin folded like an accordion..

Curator of the Museum.

December, 1901.