Il Manoscritto Messicano Vaticano 3738, Detto il Codice Ríos
Il manoscritto messicano vaticano 3738, detto il Codice Ríos, / riprodotto in fotocromografia a spese di sua eccellenza il duca di Loubat per cura della Biblioteca Vaticana
Another work donated to the Smithsonian by the Duc de Loubat, who funded its publication, this tall folio volume is a chromo-photographic facsimile of the Codex Ríos, an Italian translation and augmentation of a Spanish colonial-era manuscript, the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, held in the Vatican's incomparable library. Compiled in the 1550s and '60s, the manuscript contains several almanacs and calendars, pictorial chronicles, and cosmological and mythological traditions of the Tolteca-Chichimeca culture in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico.
Stiff vellum binding with gold tooling. Minor damage to vellum covering on spine and corners. Surface dirt. Off-setting of ink in last section of book with general discoloration and foxing.Treatment: Dry-clean. Perform repair to torn vellum on spine. Create a drop-spine box.
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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future
