Back on January 29th of this year, I spotted on GoogleBooks the full text of Volume 2 of Eduard Seler’s commentary on Codex Vaticanus 3773, otherwise known as Vaticanus B. I said I’d be watching for Google to finish scanning Volume 1 and post it… and guess what, it’s finally up in its entirety. It can be read online, or the full text can be downloaded as a PDF. Volume 1 is on the obverse (front) side of the scroll-like book, while Volume 2 is about the reverse (back). I’ve also updated my Codices page with the link to Volume 1.
Thanks Google!
Click HERE to read Volume 1 of Eduard Seler’s commentary on Codex Vaticanus 3773
or
Click HERE to read Volume 2
Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli Over Cipactli/Tlaltecuhtli (Codex Vaticanus B, Plate 76)
September 21, 2009 | Categories: Culture, Literature, Miscellaneous, Religion, Updates | Tags: adorar, antes de la conquista, autosacrifice, Aztec, Aztec religion, Azteca, ética, belief, Central America, ceremony, Codex, Codex Vaticanus 3773, Codex Vaticanus B, Codex Vaticanus No. 3773 An Old Mexican Pictorial Manuscript in the Vatican Library, codices, commentary, costumbre, creencia, cultura, culture, devotion, dios, dioses, divine, divinity, download, Duke of Loubat, Eduard Seler, ethics, faith, fe, filosofía, god, goddess, gods, GoogleBooks, idea, indígena, Indian, indigenous, indio, la religión de los aztecas, Mesoamerica, Mexica, Mexicayotl, Mexico, moral, morality, Nahua, Nahuatl, offering, philosophy, piety, prayer, pre-Christian, pre-Columbian, pre-Conquest, Pre-Hispanic, Precolumbian, preconquest, Prehispanic, reflexión, religion, ritual, sacrifice, spirit, spiritual, spirituality, teología, Teotl, theology, thought, tradicional, traditional, translation, Vaticanus 3773, Vaticanus B, worship | 1 Comment
I just had an incredible stroke of luck. I just discovered an English translation of Dr. Eduard Seler’s commentary on the Codex Vaticanus 3773, a.k.a. Codex Vaticanus B. Well, half of it anyway. The complete English text of the second volume of Seler’s commentary is available to read and download as a PDF via GoogleBooks. This volume is devoted to the reverse side of the codex. Volume 1 is about the obverse side. I dredged Google and determined that they’ve scanned Volume 1 but don’t yet have it available to read. I hope they’re planning on making it fully available soon, and not doing something sleazy like keeping it locked down. Might be a good idea to petition them for this one if you’re feeling frisky. I’ll be watching for it to go up at any rate.
Speculation about Google’s intentions aside, I’m pleased to be able to point you to an excellent commentary by one of the premier luminaries of Mesoamerican religious studies. A quick link to the book is below, and I’ve updated my Codices page with this link as well. Incidentally, this volume includes a complete black and white scan of the codex as Appendix A, with Seler’s notes. Visually not as nice as viewing the high-resolution color scans on FAMSI, but quite useful.
Click HERE to read Vol. 2 of Dr. Eduard Seler’s Commentary on Codex Vaticanus 3773
UPDATE 9/21/09: Google’s posted Vol. 1 now! Click HERE to get it too!
- Eagle, Serpent, & Rabbit, Plate 27 of Codex Vaticanus B
January 27, 2009 | Categories: Culture, Literature, Religion | Tags: adorar, antes de la conquista, autosacrifice, Aztec, Aztec religion, Azteca, ética, belief, Central America, ceremony, Codex, Codex Vaticanus 3773, Codex Vaticanus B, Codex Vaticanus No. 3773 An Old Mexican Pictorial Manuscript in the Vatican Library, codices, commentary, costumbre, creencia, cultura, culture, devotion, dios, dioses, divine, divinity, Duke of Loubat, Eduard Seler, ethics, faith, fe, filosofía, god, goddess, gods, GoogleBooks, idea, indígena, Indian, indigenous, indio, la religión de los aztecas, Mesoamerica, Mexica, Mexicayotl, Mexico, moral, morality, Nahua, Nahuatl, offering, ofrenda, philosophy, piedad, piety, prayer, pre-Christian, pre-Columbian, pre-Conquest, Pre-Hispanic, Precolumbian, preconquest, Prehispanic, reflexión, religion, ritual, sacrifice, spirit, spiritual, spirituality, teología, Teotl, theology, thought, tradicional, traditional, translation, Vaticanus 3773, Vaticanus B, worship | Leave a comment
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Eduard Seler’s Commentary On Codex Vaticanus 3773 (Vaticanus B) — Vol. 1
Back on January 29th of this year, I spotted on GoogleBooks the full text of Volume 2 of Eduard Seler’s commentary on Codex Vaticanus 3773, otherwise known as Vaticanus B. I said I’d be watching for Google to finish scanning Volume 1 and post it… and guess what, it’s finally up in its entirety. It can be read online, or the full text can be downloaded as a PDF. Volume 1 is on the obverse (front) side of the scroll-like book, while Volume 2 is about the reverse (back). I’ve also updated my Codices page with the link to Volume 1.
Thanks Google!
Click HERE to read Volume 1 of Eduard Seler’s commentary on Codex Vaticanus 3773
or
Click HERE to read Volume 2
Quetzalcoatl and Mictlantecuhtli Over Cipactli/Tlaltecuhtli (Codex Vaticanus B, Plate 76)
September 21, 2009 | Categories: Culture, Literature, Miscellaneous, Religion, Updates | Tags: adorar, antes de la conquista, autosacrifice, Aztec, Aztec religion, Azteca, ética, belief, Central America, ceremony, Codex, Codex Vaticanus 3773, Codex Vaticanus B, Codex Vaticanus No. 3773 An Old Mexican Pictorial Manuscript in the Vatican Library, codices, commentary, costumbre, creencia, cultura, culture, devotion, dios, dioses, divine, divinity, download, Duke of Loubat, Eduard Seler, ethics, faith, fe, filosofía, god, goddess, gods, GoogleBooks, idea, indígena, Indian, indigenous, indio, la religión de los aztecas, Mesoamerica, Mexica, Mexicayotl, Mexico, moral, morality, Nahua, Nahuatl, offering, philosophy, piety, prayer, pre-Christian, pre-Columbian, pre-Conquest, Pre-Hispanic, Precolumbian, preconquest, Prehispanic, reflexión, religion, ritual, sacrifice, spirit, spiritual, spirituality, teología, Teotl, theology, thought, tradicional, traditional, translation, Vaticanus 3773, Vaticanus B, worship | 1 Comment