. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. ich are colorless, others green andgreenish yellow) arranged on the right side. On this again, near the lower end, is THE TRIBUTE ROLL OP MOoSTTEZUMA. 61 seen the Spaniard, with long thin features, seated in his curule chair and carrying histwo-handed sword, while on the last line are represented three figures with hatshaving doubly curved rims and full bonnet-like crowns, the first seated in the curulechair holding the sword resting on its point; they all have thin beards, and the twoothers look as though advancing on a march of exploratio
. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. ich are colorless, others green andgreenish yellow) arranged on the right side. On this again, near the lower end, is THE TRIBUTE ROLL OP MOoSTTEZUMA. 61 seen the Spaniard, with long thin features, seated in his curule chair and carrying histwo-handed sword, while on the last line are represented three figures with hatshaving doubly curved rims and full bonnet-like crowns, the first seated in the curulechair holding the sword resting on its point; they all have thin beards, and the twoothers look as though advancing on a march of exploration. The ^ahuatl words look as if made by a pencil, style, or short brush similar tothat used in delineating the figures, and with a sepia-like preparation; while theSpanish ones have evidently been made with an ink containing iron, and an instru-ment which disturbed the gloss of the paper, as is shown by its penetration to fibresadjacent, giving the lines a sort of hazy margin occasionally. ^ Transactions American Philosophical Society. New Series. M. Tribute Transactions American Pliilosophical Society. New Series. Vol. XVn. Part II.
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