Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Tira de Tepechpan: 13
6. 3. Pre-Imperial History 23
7. 4. Imperial History 51
8. 5. Colonial History of Painter A 73
9. 6. Colonial Histories of Painters B, C, and D 93
10. 7. The Alphabetic Annotations 113
11. 8. Indigenous Histories as Strategies for Survival 125
12. Appendix. Transcription and Translation of Annotator 1’s Glosses 133
13. Notes 137
14. Bibliography 145
15. Index 155