Aztec codex

Part of the first pages of Codex Mendoza, depicting the founding of Tenochtitlan.

Codex Xolotl: Chimalpopoca in Huitzilopochtli ritual attire

Badianus Herbal Manuscript A page of the *Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis*, composed in 1552 by Martín de la Cruz and translated into Latin by Juan Badianus, illustrating the *tlahçolteoçacatl*, *tlayapaloni*, *axocotl* and *chicomacatl* plants used to make a remedy for a wounded body

Aztec codices (Nahuatl languages: Mēxihcatl āmoxtli Nahuatl pronunciation: [meːˈʃiʔkatɬ aːˈmoʃtɬi], sing. codex) are Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec, and their Nahuatl-speaking descendants during the colonial period in Mexico.^[1] Most of their content is pictorial in nature and they come from the multiple Indigenous groups from before and after Spanish contact. Differences in styles indicate regional and temporal differences. The types of information in manuscripts fall into several broad categories: calendar or time, history, genealogy, cartography, economics/tributes, census and cadastral, and property plans. Codex Mendoza and the Florentine Codex are among the important and popular colonial-era codices. The Florentine Codex, for example is known for providing a Nahuatal narrative of the Spanish Conquest from the viewpoint of the Indigenous people, instead of Europeans.

^ Batalla, Juan José (2016-12-05). "The Historical Sources: Codices and Chronicles". In Nichols, Deborah L.; Rodríguez-Alegría, Enrique (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 29–40. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199341962.013.30.

[1] Batalla, Juan José (2016-12-05). "The Historical Sources: Codices and Chronicles". In Nichols, Deborah L.; Rodríguez-Alegría, Enrique (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 29–40. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199341962.013.30.

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