Written between 1540 and 1585, The Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library’s collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement…

The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Book Twelve contains a meticulous retelling…

The Florentine Codex is divided by subject area into twelve books and includes over 2,000 illustrations drawn by Nahua artists in the sixteenth century. Book Twelve contains a meticulous retelling…

This beautiful collection of Japanese prints belonged to poet Arthur Davison Ficke, who was known for his passion for Japanese art. The book features full-color reproductions of the prints, along…

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public…

It is now a well-established fact that Norse sailors reached the continent of North America hundreds of years before the more famous crossing of the Atlantic Sea by Columbus-but it…

The Norse Discovery of America is an indispensable resource for scholars of Norse history and culture. This comprehensive volume contains translations of all the sagas, manuscripts, and inscriptive memorials related…