Codex Collection (page 2)

Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. 15th century (zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus)
532972 Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec 1200-16th century. 15th century (zoomorphic form from Codex Borgianus); (add.info.: From the collection at the Vatican Museum.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Page from "Ab urbe condita" (Roman History) by Titus Livius (59 BC-17 AD)
AIS5385570 Page from "Ab urbe condita" (Roman History) by Titus Livius (59 BC-17 AD); Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Medieval songbook with Herny IV Holy roman emperor, 14th century (manuscript)
2902591 Medieval songbook with Herny IV Holy roman emperor, 14th century (manuscript); (add.info.: Medieval songbook; The Count of Rietberg Castle had the Regensburg Burggrafenamt as an imperial fief)

Dresden Codex
2911738 Dresden Codex; (add.info.: Dresden Codex, fragment, Maya Culture, ca.1200 AD, Saxon State Library, Dresden.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Council of Hispanic Bishops, miniature from the "Glosas Emilianenses", 992-994 (illuminated miniature)
AIS5343435 Council of Hispanic Bishops, miniature from the "Glosas Emilianenses", 992-994 (illuminated miniature); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid

Herr Kristan von Hamle-portrait of the Minnesinger, or medieval German courtly love poet
2902651 Herr Kristan von Hamle-portrait of the Minnesinger, or medieval German courtly love poet; (add.info.: The poet being lifted up to his lady's window, Illustration from the Codex Manesse)

Medieval songbook
2902604 Medieval songbook; (add.info.: Medieval songbook; For Esslingen am Neckar two schoolmasters are occupied, the time would come when the minstrel in question)

The Dresden Codex (Codex Dresdensis) Pre-Columbian Mayan book of the 11th or 12th century
529134 The Dresden Codex (Codex Dresdensis) Pre-Columbian Mayan book of the 11th or 12th century, of the Yucatecan Maya in Chichen Itza; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Merchants in a trade, 14th century
5959936 Merchants in a trade, 14th century; (add.info.: Merchants in a trade, miniature in 'Statuti Mercanti', illuminated manuscript, 14th century); Index Fototeca.

Hernandez Cortes or Cortez (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico, in Xaltelolco
528206 Hernandez Cortes or Cortez (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico, in Xaltelolco, and beside him is La Malinche his native mistress who acted as interpreter

Page of music decorated with initial letter O enclosing monks chanting from an antiphonal
528010 Page of music decorated with initial letter O enclosing monks chanting from an antiphonal. 13th-14th century (music manuscript from the Montpellier Codex of the Notre Dame (Old French)

Priest offering the heart taken from a living human victim to the Aztec sun god and god of war, Huitzilopochtli
528600 Priest offering the heart taken from a living human victim to the Aztec sun god and god of war, Huitzilopochtli. Print of facsimile from Aztec Codex, published 1904

Illustration from a medieval songbook, 14th century (illumination)
2902709 Illustration from a medieval songbook, 14th century (illumination) by German School, (14th century); (add.info.: Medieval songbook; Whether the mountain of consolation in the Swiss Aargau was)

Illustration from a medieval songbook, 14th century (illumination)
2902678 Illustration from a medieval songbook, 14th century (illumination) by German School, (14th century); (add.info.: Medieval songbook; The minstrel Kristan (or Christian)

Illustration from a medieval songbook, 14th century (illumination)
2902612 Illustration from a medieval songbook, 14th century (illumination) by German School, (14th century); (add.info.: Medieval songbook; The minstrel pictured here is probably Herrand II of)

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: calendar in the shape of a wheel, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463402 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: calendar in the shape of a wheel, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: merchants disguised in Tzinacantlan. Miniature of the Florentine manuscript Storia
BEN5463388 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: merchants disguised in Tzinacantlan. Miniature of the Florentine manuscript Storia degli Aztechi (History of the Aztecs) by Bernardino de Sahagun

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: The bodies of Itzquauhtzin and Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor (1466-1520)
BEN5463375 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: The bodies of Itzquauhtzin and Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor (1466-1520), are thrown out of the palace by the Spaniards

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the emissaries of Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor meeting the Spanish
BEN5463347 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the emissaries of Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor meeting the Spanish, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Quauhtenco and Mayenatzin punish traitors, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463323 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Quauhtenco and Mayenatzin punish traitors, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the arrival of the Spanish, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463366 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the arrival of the Spanish, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: outbreak of war, The Aztec emperor Montezuma put in irons, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463359 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: outbreak of war, The Aztec emperor Montezuma put in irons, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana

Codex of the conquest of Mexico - miniature from the Florentine Manuscript "Storia degli Aztechi"
BEN5463357 Codex of the conquest of Mexico - miniature from the Florentine Manuscript "Storia degli Aztechi" (History of the Aztecs) by Bernardino de Sahagun

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: The Spanish attack the city of Xolloco. Miniature of the Florentine manuscript Storia
BEN5463344 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: The Spanish attack the city of Xolloco. Miniature of the Florentine manuscript Storia degli Aztechi (History of the Aztecs) by Bernardino de Sahagun

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Stone work, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463418 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Stone work, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info)

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the rabbit in the moon, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463407 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the rabbit in the moon, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info)

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the Spaniards ready to attack the city of Tenochtitian
BEN5463354 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the Spaniards ready to attack the city of Tenochtitian. Miniature of the Florentine manuscript Storia degli Aztechi (History of the Aztecs)

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Spanish soldiers on a battlefield. Below: Montezuma
BEN5463365 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Spanish soldiers on a battlefield. Below: Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor (1466-1520), listens to the description of the conquistadors

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the emissaries of Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor meeting the Spanish
BEN85074 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the emissaries of Montezuma, or Moctezuma II Aztec emperor meeting the Spanish, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: method of preserving food against hunger, 15th century (miniature)
BEN5463433 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: method of preserving food against hunger, 15th century (miniature) by Spanish School

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Corn Harvest, 1569-1575 (miniature)
BEN5463416 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Corn Harvest, 1569-1575 (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the arrival of the Spanish, 16th century (miniature)
BEN85075 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: the arrival of the Spanish, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Ms Laur)

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: picking corn, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463441 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: picking corn, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info)

Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons
Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy

Tulipa gesneriana from the album Gottorfer Codex, c. 1650 (gouache on parchment)
3087237 Tulipa gesneriana from the album Gottorfer Codex, c.1650 (gouache on parchment) by Holtzbecher, Hans Simon (fl.1650s); 50.5x38.5 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; German

Iris xiphiodes from the album Gottorfer Codex, c. 1650 (gouache on parchment)
3087188 Iris xiphiodes from the album Gottorfer Codex, c.1650 (gouache on parchment) by Holtzbecher, Hans Simon (fl.1650s); 50.5x38.5 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; German

Shipment of goods on a boat, Miniature in Codex Justinian Institutiones Feodorum et Alia, illuminated manuscript, c. 1300

Aztec temple sacrifice. From the Codex Magliabicciano, Museo de America, Madrid

Fragments of Codex Justinianus and Digesta
Ten strips of parchment manuscripts cut to similar size and shape, probably used to reinforce the spines of later bindings. They all appear to be from Justinian's Codex and Digesta

Codex Justinianus, Book VIII (Fragment)
Double folio, parchment, from a copy of Justinian's Codex. Main body text in two columns in black ink surrounded by gloss, also black. Date: Late 13th Century

Justinian's Codex, Book V. XIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this leaf is from Book V.XIII Dei Uxoriae Actione 1.1.a. Main body text and marginal gloss with additional minute gloss on verso

Justinian's Codex, Book VI. XXXXI (Fragments)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is from Book VI.XXXXI. Comprised of main body text and a marginal gloss with an additional minute gloss

Justinian's Codex, Book V. XXXVIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is from Book VI. XXXVIII De Uerborum Et Rerum Significatione 4.1

Justinian's Codex, Book IIII. XX (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is taken from Book IIII.XX De Testibus 20. Comprised of a main body text and a marginal gloss with additional minute gloss

Justinian's Codex, Book III. XVIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is taken from Book III.XVIII, De Probationis 7. Main body text with a marginal gloss and additional minute gloss

Euripides Medea (Fragment)
Minute fragment from Euripides Medea, v.1057-1062, parchment. From a codex, main body text in brown in a rounded unical hand

The disciples are convinced the Jesus is dead. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Initial. Missal
Missal. Initial detail. Friar near death. Latin. Codex 9. 1524. Printing Rosenbach (Barcelona, Spain). Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Catalonia. Spain

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Codex, a term steeped in historical significance and cultural richness, encompasses a wide array of ancient manuscripts that offer glimpses into the past. From the Codex Troano, an enigmatic Mayan document believed to contain astronomical knowledge, to the Aztec Codex Borbonicus meticulously penned by an Aztec priest, these codices hold secrets waiting to be unraveled. Intriguingly, Ramon Llull's Breviculum Codex captivates with its miniature illustrations and is hailed as a testament to his intellectual prowess during the 13th century. Meanwhile, the mesmerizing Codex Borgia unveils Mesoamerican rituals and divinatory practices that were integral to their civilization. The Dresden Codex stands as one of four surviving Maya codices and offers invaluable insights into their advanced understanding of astronomy. On another note, the Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus dating back to the 5th century holds religious significance within the Monastery of St Catherine on Mount Sinai. Delving further into history reveals fascinating depictions such as those found in Folio of Usages showcasing Catalan parliamentary proceedings or Basil II's Bulgar-slayer moniker immortalized in Byzantine records. The bustling Market in Gate of Ravenna depicted in Bologna highlights street traders' vibrant livelihoods through time. Legal enthusiasts find solace in Corpus Iuris Civilis while art aficionados marvel at Falconer's work showcased in the illustrious Codex Capodilista from 1442. And finally, we encounter Trocortesian or Madrid Codex from XIV century which enthralls with intricate details that transport us back centuries ago. These diverse codices serve as portals connecting us with our ancestors' wisdom and heritage. They remind us that behind each page lies untold stories waiting for curious minds willing to decipher their hidden messages.