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Pre-Columbian and early colonial texts from the civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America — Maya and Aztec codices, Nahuatl poetry, K'iche' sacred narratives.
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Codex Borgia
Unknown pre-Columbian scribes
1400•78 pages•Nahuatl
Codex Dresdensis (Maya)
Unknown Maya scribes
1200•74 pages•Maya hieroglyphs
Codex Magliabechiano
Unknown Aztec scribes
1550•646 pages•Nahuatl
Codex Mendoza
Unknown Aztec scribes
1541•188 pages•Nahuatl
Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Unknown Aztec scribes
1563•138 pages•Nahuatl
Dresden Codex (Codex Dresdensis)
Unknown Maya scribes
1200•74 pages•Maya hieroglyphs
Florentine Codex, Vol. 1 (Books 1-5)
Bernardino de Sahagún
1577•730 pages•Nahuatl-Spanish
Florentine Codex, Vol. 2 (Books 6-9)
Bernardino de Sahagún
1577•768 pages•Nahuatl-Spanish
Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)
Bernardino de Sahagún
1577•1008 pages•Nahuatl-Spanish
History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca
John Bierhorst (trans.)
1992•254 pages•Nahuatl
Paris Codex (Codex Peresianus)
Unknown Maya scribes
1400•16 pages•Maya hieroglyphs
Popol Vuh: Le Livre Sacré (1861 French ed.)
Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg
1861•412 pages•K'iche' Maya
Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
Dennis Tedlock (trans.)
1985•390 pages•K'iche' Maya
Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Ancient Quiché Maya
Adrián Recinos (trans.)
1950•342 pages•K'iche' Maya