The Search for the Codex Cardona
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2009
196 pages
978-0-8223-9157-9 (ISBN)
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The Codex Cardona is a Mexican "painted book" which may date from the 16th century and has been assessed inconclusively by such places as Sotheby's, the Getty, and Stanford University. This book describes the author's quest to determine the ori
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Arnold J. Bauer is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of California, Davis.
Content
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
1. The Crocker Lab 1
2. A World of Painted Books 10
3. Early Doubts 24
4. Sotheby's of London 30
5. The Getty 41
6. Sloan Ranger 52
7. Nights in the Gardens of Coyoacan 63
8. A Mysterious Affidavit 72
9. Seville 78
10. Christie's of New York 88
11. El Palacio del Marqués 97
12. Librería Zócalo 104
13. An Internet Posting 117
14. The Architect's Studio 125
15. Pasaje de las Flores 139
16. The High End 146
17. Ibiza 153
18. A Madrid Anticuario 162
19. Resolution 167
Notes 171
Bibliography 173
Index 177
Acknowledgments xi
1. The Crocker Lab 1
2. A World of Painted Books 10
3. Early Doubts 24
4. Sotheby's of London 30
5. The Getty 41
6. Sloan Ranger 52
7. Nights in the Gardens of Coyoacan 63
8. A Mysterious Affidavit 72
9. Seville 78
10. Christie's of New York 88
11. El Palacio del Marqués 97
12. Librería Zócalo 104
13. An Internet Posting 117
14. The Architect's Studio 125
15. Pasaje de las Flores 139
16. The High End 146
17. Ibiza 153
18. A Madrid Anticuario 162
19. Resolution 167
Notes 171
Bibliography 173
Index 177
