Word: codexes
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...codex, painted on indigenous paper, dates back to the 16th century and tells the story of a community through pictoral representations of its history...
...codex comes from a family of documents from the same town,” Seiferle-Valencia said. “This is the largest, the most heavily illustrated and one of the most complex. It’s the jewel of the group...
Espinosa, an art enthusiast who owns a private art museum, first heard about the codex almost two decades ago, when its previous owners contacted her and invited...
...owners refused to sell Espinosa the treasure. After viewing the codex three times—folded and tucked away in its dark safety deposit box—and repeated attempts to acquire it, the owners finally agreed to sell...
Although the codex project will be privately funded—and the work itself cannot leave Mexico for legal reasons—Espinosa, a trustee of the David Rockefeller Center, approached Coatsworth about getting the Center involved with the project after a board meeting...