This Nahuatl manuscript at the John Rylands Library is written on amatl, a paper made from the bark of fig trees, giving it a fibrous texture visible up close. https://rylandscollections.com/2023/08/21/from-the-valley-of-mexico-to-the-rylands-introducing-mexican-ms-1/
Rylands BlogFrom the Valley of Mexico to the Rylands: introducing Mexican MS 1

In this blog curator Dr Zsófia Buda shares the story of one of our three Mexican manuscripts.

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