COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
30289
accession_no
30289
Accession number
false
Record number:
30289-88
record_number
30289-88
Record number
false
JCB call number:
Codex Ind 2
jcb_call_no
Codex Ind 2
JCB call number
false
Image title:
5a. Acamapichtli
image_title
5a. Acamapichtli
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Mexico]
place_image_published
[Mexico]
Place image published
false
Image date:
[ca. 1585]
image_date
[ca. 1585]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; leaf 93
image_function
plate; leaf 93
Image function
false
Technique:
painting
technique
painting
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
12.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
12.4 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
17.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
17.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
21 cm.
page_dimensions_height
21 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
15.2 cm.
page_dimensions_width
15.2 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
watercolor
materials_medium
watercolor
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
Nahuatl
languages
Nahuatl
Languages
false
Description:
Acamapichtli, holding a spear or scepter, stands on a reed mat. Above him is a hand holding reeds. To the right are jaguar skins.
description
Acamapichtli, holding a spear or scepter, stands on a reed mat. Above him is a hand holding reeds. To the right are jaguar skins.
Description
false
Source creator:
Tovar, Juan de, ca. 1546-ca. 1626
source_creator
Tovar, Juan de, ca. 1546-ca. 1626
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a Mexico de las partes remotas de Occidente los sucessos y perigrinaçiones del camino su gouierno, ydolos y templos dellos, ritos y cirimonias ... calandarios delos tiempos
source_title
Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a Mexico de las partes remotas de Occidente los sucessos y perigrinaçiones del camino su gouierno, ydolos y templos dellos, ritos y cirimonias ... calandarios delos tiempos
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Mexico
source_place_of_publication
Mexico
Source place of publication
false
Source date:
ca. 1585
source_date
ca. 1585
Source date
false
notes:
Acamapichtli (reigned 1376-1395), whose name means handful of reeds, was a descendant of the Toltec emperors; his selection as the first ruler of the Mexico-Tenochtitlan dynasty gave authority to the Aztec rule. He is dressed in the clothes of the highest priests. The designs on his sandals are associated with Quetzalcoatl and his Toltec ancestors. The jaguar, along with the eagle and serpent, were potent symbols of Aztec religion. Image is placed horizontally on page. The Tovar manuscript is divided into three sections. This second section of the manuscript--an illustrated history of the Aztecs--is essentially the same as the Codex Ramírez and forms the main body of the manuscript.
notes
Acamapichtli (reigned 1376-1395), whose name means handful of reeds, was a descendant of the Toltec emperors; his selection as the first ruler of the Mexico-Tenochtitlan dynasty gave authority to the Aztec rule. He is dressed in the clothes of the highest priests. The designs on his sandals are associated with Quetzalcoatl and his Toltec ancestors. The jaguar, along with the eagle and serpent, were potent symbols of Aztec religion. Image is placed horizontally on page. The Tovar manuscript is divided into three sections. This second section of the manuscript--an illustrated history of the Aztecs--is essentially the same as the Codex Ramírez and forms the main body of the manuscript.
notes
false
Time Period:
1492-1600
time_period
1492-1600
Time Period
false
References:
Lafaye, J. Manuscript Tovar, p. 240-241
references_
Lafaye, J. Manuscript Tovar, p. 240-241
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1946.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1946.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Mexico--History--To 1519
subject_heads
Mexico--History--To 1519
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indians of Mexico
subject_heads
Indians of Mexico
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Aztecs--Kings and rulers--Mythology
subject_heads
Aztecs--Kings and rulers--Mythology
Subject headings
false