COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
67-274
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67-274
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Record number:
67-274-2
record_number
67-274-2
Record number
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JCB call number:
H647 C322i
jcb_call_no
H647 C322i
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Miquitlantecatle o Tzitzimitl]
image_title
[Miquitlantecatle o Tzitzimitl]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Venice]
place_image_published
[Venice]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Tomasini]
image_publisher
[Tomasini]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1647]
image_date
[1647]
Image date
false
Image function:
illlustration; p. 365
image_function
illlustration; p. 365
Image function
false
Technique:
woodcut
technique
woodcut
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
14.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
14.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
11 cm.
image_dimensions_width
11 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
22.4 cm.
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22.4 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
15.3 cm.
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15.3 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Miquitlantecatl [Mictlantecuhtli] is shown seated on a throne and holding a basket and bunch of flowers. He wears a feathered headdress and a bone or snake on his chest.
description
Miquitlantecatl [Mictlantecuhtli] is shown seated on a throne and holding a basket and bunch of flowers. He wears a feathered headdress and a bone or snake on his chest.
Description
false
Source creator:
Cartari, Vincenzo, b. ca. 1500
source_creator
Cartari, Vincenzo, b. ca. 1500
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[Imagini de i dei de gli antichi ] Imagini delli Dei de gl'antichi ...
source_title
[Imagini de i dei de gli antichi ] Imagini delli Dei de gl'antichi ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
In Venetia [Venice]
source_place_of_publication
In Venetia [Venice]
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false
Source publisher:
presso il Tomasini.
source_publisher
presso il Tomasini.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCXLVII. [1647]
source_date
MDCXLVII. [1647]
Source date
false
notes:
According to the text, Mictlantecuhtli, "Lord of Mictlan" [or lord of the underworld or the dead], was also known as Tzitzimitl. Tzitzimitl was a celestial demon goddess.Image dimensions also includes printing ornaments.Image title taken from text.
notes
According to the text, Mictlantecuhtli, "Lord of Mictlan" [or lord of the underworld or the dead], was also known as Tzitzimitl. Tzitzimitl was a celestial demon goddess.Image dimensions also includes printing ornaments.Image title taken from text.
notes
false
Time Period:
1601-1650
time_period
1601-1650
Time Period
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References:
Brotherston, G. Feather Crown, p. 45-46
references_
Brotherston, G. Feather Crown, p. 45-46
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1967.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1967.
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
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:
Aztec mythology
subject_heads
Aztec mythology
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indians of Mexico--Religion
subject_heads
Indians of Mexico--Religion
Subject headings
false