. Guide leaflet. Right:—Obsidian mirror with gilded wooden frame, Mexico. This exceedingly rare specimen was purchased in Europe and may well have been among the presents sent to Charles V bv Cortes Lacquer tray. Thesegay utensils were acharacteristic prod-uct of Mexican In-dians during theColonial period, andin recent years theirmanufacture has beenrevived in variousvillages in westernMexico. It is prob-able that their originis Pre-Columbian 67 Pages From The Codex I-lorentino consistsseveral hundred paintin^^s by Azartists (o illustrate Father Sahaguj^reat work on the Aztec civilizati(The pi
. Guide leaflet. Right:—Obsidian mirror with gilded wooden frame, Mexico. This exceedingly rare specimen was purchased in Europe and may well have been among the presents sent to Charles V bv Cortes Lacquer tray. Thesegay utensils were acharacteristic prod-uct of Mexican In-dians during theColonial period, andin recent years theirmanufacture has beenrevived in variousvillages in westernMexico. It is prob-able that their originis Pre-Columbian 67 Pages From The Codex I-lorentino consistsseveral hundred paintin^^s by Azartists (o illustrate Father Sahaguj^reat work on the Aztec civilizati(The pictures shown here give an icof tlie complexity of the civilizaticBesides the divisions expressed by cnursery rhyme, Rich man, poorman,-there was a great variety of oti:trades and professions, some of whi. >V4rttf^I t-^v ^>flf%jy?^4.«>, jv; rjrr, s/Iexican Album .irt show n at the bottom of these tlie illustrations were intended forsecular consumption, naive vivacity(see Bathers) replaces the usual ritual-istic formality. Compare these drawingswith those of Keith Henderson onpages 64-65, to see how faithfully thatartist caught the native spirit, and toguide the eye in perceiving the subjectmatter which is depicted in this group
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