Codex Telleriano-Remensis
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The Codex Telleriano-Remensis is a 16th-century Mesoamerican manuscript that combines Aztec pictographic records with Spanish annotations, providing a key source on pre-Hispanic history, ritual, and calendrical systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Telleriano-Remensis canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century document
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Aztec codex ⓘ Mesoamerican manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1550–1560 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan missionaries in New Spain
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indigenous Nahua scribes and painters (tlacuilos) ⓘ |
| chronologicalCoverage |
early colonial period in New Spain
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pre-Hispanic period ⓘ |
| coloration | polychrome illustrations ⓘ |
| contains |
Aztec pictographic records
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Spanish annotations ⓘ calendrical tables ⓘ divinatory calendar ⓘ early colonial historical information ⓘ genealogical information ⓘ historical annals ⓘ pre-Hispanic historical traditions ⓘ ritual calendar ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
NERFINISHED
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Nahua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Bibliothèque nationale de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 16th century ⓘ |
| folios | approximately 50 folios (recto and verso) ⓘ |
| genre |
historical annals
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ritual and divinatory manual ⓘ |
| importance |
important witness to early colonial cultural interaction
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key primary source for Aztec history ⓘ major source for understanding Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuatl (pictorial and glossed content)
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Spanish (annotations) ⓘ |
| material | European paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charles-Maurice Le Tellier
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Telleriano (Tellier) and Remensis (of Reims) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Central Mexico
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New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Codex Vaticanus A (Codex Vaticanus 3738) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | pictographic writing ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Mexicain 385 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Aztec deities
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Aztec festivals NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesoamerican calendrical systems ⓘ Mesoamerican ritual practices ⓘ dynastic and political events ⓘ pre-Hispanic history ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mesoamerican pictography with alphabetic glosses ⓘ |
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