29 janvier 2022
Olivier Jacquot, « Article : The scribes who painted the 'Matrícula de tributos' and the 'Codex Mendoza' », Amoxcalli, ID : 10670/1.au7ocb
Batalla Rosado, Juan José This article presents an analysis of the tlacuiloque (scribes) who participated in the production of the Matrícula de Tributos and the Codex Mendoza. I show the relevance of palaeographic analysis for documents in which the writing system is logosyllabic or hieroglyphic and most of the information is iconographic. The Matrícula de Tributos is a pre-Columbian document that recorded the tribute paid to the Mexica empire by conquered towns. It was probably painted du...