Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
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The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grolier Codex | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya codex
ⓘ
astronomical manuscript ⓘ pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ screenfold book ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Josué Sáenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Maya Codex of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authenticityDebate | subject of forgery controversy ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus | generally accepted as authentic ⓘ |
| contains | Venus table ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
13th century
ⓘ
Late Postclassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | looted cave ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | c. 1220 ⓘ |
| features |
Maya deities
ⓘ
day signs ⓘ numerical coefficients ⓘ |
| firstPublicExhibition | Grolier Club, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicExhibitionDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| format | accordion-fold ⓘ |
| function | ritual and divinatory guide linked to Venus cycles ⓘ |
| genre | astronomical almanac ⓘ |
| language | Classical Maya ⓘ |
| latestPossibleDate | c. 1240 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Maya astronomy
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ |
| material |
amatl-type paper
ⓘ
bark paper ⓘ |
| medium | stucco-coated paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grolier Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 10 ⓘ |
| oneOf | four surviving Maya codices ⓘ |
| pageOrientation | vertical ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Maya area ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dresden Codex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madrid Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificAnalysis |
pigment analysis
ⓘ
radiocarbon dating of paper ⓘ |
| scientificAnalysisResult | paper dated to 13th century ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| usesPigment |
Maya blue pigment
ⓘ
black pigment ⓘ red pigment ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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