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Rivera Dorado, Miguel (b. 1942) Codex Tro-Cortesianus, or the Madrid Codex.
Madrid: Testimonio Compañía Editorial, 1991.
Octavo, deluxe reproduction of the Madrid Codex, limited edition, one volume in two accordion-folded segments; number 150 of 980 copies numbered and signed by creative director, printer and editor Cesar Olmos Pieri; housed in the publisher's gray velvet box with the single-volume publisher's commentary and prospectus; each approximately 9 x 4 3/4 in.
Only three Maya codices survived the Spanish invasion. This elaborate facsimile was created for the 500th anniversary of 1492. The original Codex was likely produced in Yucatan, as it is written in that language, and is an almanac and horoscopic reference work used by priests in religious ceremonies and rituals. It was broken into two parts which were subsequently separated from each other sometime in the 19th century and later reunited after scholarly examination revealed that the two parts were fragments of the same book.
