Codex Selden
E170694
Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Selden canonical | 3 |
| Codex Colombino | 1 |
| MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codex
ⓘ
Mixtec codex ⓘ pictorial manuscript ⓘ |
| artStyle | Mixtec style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mixtec royal lineages
ⓘ
Mixteca Alta ⓘ
surface form:
Mixteca Alta region
Tilantongo ⓘ
surface form:
Ñuu Tnoo (Tilantongo)
|
| chronologyCoverage | 11th–16th centuries (approximate) ⓘ |
| collection |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
|
| colorants |
mineral pigments
ⓘ
organic pigments ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Mixtec civilization ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Bodleian Libraries
|
| depicts |
Mixtec rulers
ⓘ
marriage alliances ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ succession events ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 17th century (European scholarship) ⓘ |
| folioCount | 24 leaves (approximate) ⓘ |
| genre |
dynastic history
ⓘ
genealogical manuscript ⓘ ritual manuscript ⓘ |
| hasPart |
date glyphs
ⓘ
glyphic name signs ⓘ pictorial scenes ⓘ place glyphs ⓘ |
| language | Mixtec pictographic writing ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mixtec civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtec dynasties
genealogies of Mixtec nobility ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| material | deerskin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Selden ⓘ |
| productionMethod | screenfold manuscript ⓘ |
| region | Oaxaca ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Codex Bodley
ⓘ
Codex Vindobonensis ⓘ Codex Nuttall ⓘ
surface form:
Codex Zouche-Nuttall
|
| researchUse |
study of Mesoamerican history
ⓘ
study of Mixtec genealogy ⓘ study of pre-Columbian religion ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | boustrophedon-like sequence ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of pre-Hispanic Mexican manuscript tradition
ⓘ
key source for Mixtec dynastic history ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
pre-Hispanic period ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mixtec pictography ⓘ |
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Subject: Codex Selden Description of subject: Codex Selden is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records genealogies, dynastic histories, and ritual information from the Mixtec civilization of what is now southern Mexico.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Codex Colombino
this entity surface form:
MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1