Codex Mendoza
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The Codex Mendoza is a painted document from the 1540s. It was painted after the Spanish conquest of Mexico by Aztec scribes in the ancient pictorial format. After it was painted, a scribe added written descriptions and text in Spanish.
Other central-Mexican manuscripts:
- Codex Borgia, a pre-Columbian manuscript with many colorful images
- Ramirez Codex, by an anonymous Aztec after the conquest, in European characters
- Florentine Codex, a history of "New Spain" by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590):
- Codex Borbonicus, from the 16th century
- Codex Ríos
The codex is today stored at Oxford University.
