Item Summary

Manuscript copy of the drawings and the Nahuatl text of the "Codex Aubin," a Mexican Indian pictorial chronicle of Aztec history from the Valley of Mexico of "Ca," composed at different dates and by different authors, with drawings and Nahuatl text. It begins with the migration from Aztlan in 1168 A.D. and continues with the dynastic history of Tenochtitlan and colonial events to 1608 A.D. The final pages list the preconquest and colonial rulers of Mexico-Tenochtitlan to about 1607. There is a 52-year calendar wheel in rectangular format on fol. 1 and the first page bears a title in Nahuatl and the date 1576.

Descriptive Information

Title
Codex Aubin : manuscript, [between 1775 and 1825].
Call Number
C0744.02 (Garrett Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 1)
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/mg74qn39s
Language
Spanish
Date Created
[between 1775 and 1825].
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 v. (80 leaves) : paper, ill. ; 16 x 12 cm.
Provenance
Rémi Siméon (b. 1827) described a copy of the "Codex Aubin" with 80 leaves or 158 pages owned by an Italian named Chialiva. He has also noted that it has an unnumbered leaf between fols. 32 and 33. This copy was probably owned by Chialiva, as it has Italian glosses and an unnumbered leaf following fol. 32. Sold in a Sotheby and Co. auction catalog of Nov. 9-10, 1936, as lot no. 240. It was purchased by Garrett through or from the London firm of Bernard Quaritch. Inside the outer wrapper is the inscription "R. G. Nov. 1936"- Robert Garrett's ownership and accession mark.
Source Acquisition
Gift Robert Garrett, 1949.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Decoration: watercolor illustrations throughout.
Binding Note
Paper wrappers, sewn.

Discovery Information

Subject
Indigenous peoples of Mexico—Languages—Writing
Nahuatl language—Texts
Mexico—History—To 1810—Sources
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
168

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d0d9afd3-7d90-4bfe-8708-a997df55167a/manifest