MS. Mex. d. 1
Summary Catalogue no.: 2858
Codex Bodley
Códice Bodley
Codex Ñuu Tnoo–Ndisi Nuu
Códice Ñuu Tnoo–Ndisi Nuu
Contents
The obverse (pp. 1-20) describes the history of Black Town or Tilantongo (Ñuu Tnoo) in the Mixteca Alta (Oaxaca, Mexico).
The reverse (pp. 21-40; narrative beginning on p. 40) focusses on the dynastic history of Tlaxiaco (Ndisi Nuu) and Achiutla.
For a detailed summary of the contents see M. Jansen and G. A. Perez Jimenez, Codex Bodley: A Painted Chronicle from the Mixtec Highlands, Mexico (Bodleian Library, 2005)
Physical Description
Decoration
Coloured pictures.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Listed in the Bodleian library catalogue probably drawn up in 1603–4 (Summary Catalogue I.90).
Record Sources
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-07: Add bibliography