Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-204) and index.
The Codex Mexicanus and its world of production -- Time and religion in the Aztec and Christian worlds -- Astrology, health, and medicine in New Spain -- Divine lineage : a genealogy of the Tenochca royal house -- A history of the Mexica people : from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan to New Spain -- Conclusions and an epilogue -- Appendix 1. Pictorial catechism, Codex Mexicanus, pages 52-54 -- Appendix 2. Zodiac text transcription, Codex Mexicanus, pages 24-34