'The Selden Roll' or 'The Roll of the New Fire': Mexican pictorial roll or 'tiras' — 16th century, first half (post-Columbian); Mixtec (modern Mexico)
MS. Arch. Selden. A. 72 (3)
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'The Selden Roll' or 'The Roll of the New Fire': Mexican pictorial roll or 'tiras' — 16th century, first half (post-Columbian); Mixtec (modern Mexico)
Shelfmark
MS. Arch. Selden. A. 72 (3)
Associated place
Coixtlahuaca
Place of origin
Mixtec (modern Mexico)
Date
16th century, first half (post-Columbian)
Language
No linguistic content
Contents
Form
roll
Support
native paper (amatl)
Decoration
Coloured pictures.
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Provenance
"All existing tiras are thought to date from the Early Colonial period in the sixteenth century. Although the Selden Roll contains no decidedly European imagery, its graphic style is thought to represent a colonial degeneration of the tighter pre-Columbian line and form." (Boone 2001)
John Selden, 1584–1654. Earlier provenance not known.
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Title
A roll containing a Mexican hieroglyphic record
Shelfmark
MS. Arch. Selden. A. 72 (3)
Date
16th century, first half
Language
No linguistic content
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
1 box
Custodial history
Manuscript 3218 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
A roll containing a Mexican hieroglyphic record
