Fred McIlvain, Mimmo Bonnani, Curator Karrie Porter Brace and Professor Emily Umberger of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts discuss the summer exhibit of Mexican Codex Manuscripts on display at the Hayden Library’s Luhrs Gallery.
This engaging conversation tackles the background of the collections, and how the codices depict life of historic and Pre-Hispanic Mesoamericans. Karrie and Emily describe what these codices look like and how they were used by priests for consultation on state events, family decisions, and war. We’ll learn about a an interesting Mexico City map produced in the 1550’s for Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor of Spain), Montezuma, and the beliefs and practices represented in the manuscripts. Well also learn about the calendar stone, Mesoamerican hieroglyphs, Diego de Landa’s alphabet, the destruction of manuscripts, and the status of the actual texts today.
The exhibit is on display in the Hayden Library’s Luhrs Gallery through Summer 2009.
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Hosts:
Fred McIlvain
Mimmo Bonanni
Guests:
Karrie Porter Brace
Emily Umberger
Episode 98
Running Time: 35:50
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Hi, I listened to the podcast about the Mexican MS exhibit, and heard that you might be interested in “traveling the show.” I might be interested in borrowing it, but not until 2012, when we are slated to have an exhibit of maps, manuscripts, and art about colonial Mexico (and maybe Peru). I would be interested in communicating with the curator, Karrie Porter Brace, if you could pass my contact information to her: Stephanie Wood, Director, Wired Humanities Projects, University of Oregon, swood@uoregon.edu — Thanks so much!