The "Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca" was created at a pivotal
transitional moment, bridging an era when pictorial manuscripts
dominated and one that witnessed the rising hegemony of alphabetic
texts. The "Historia" was composed using both systems, yet, as Dana
Leibsohn notes, neither was fully trusted. Leibsohn analyzes the
choices made by the patron, don Alonso de Castaneda, and
"tlacuilos" enlisted to create the manuscript. How does one create
a history? Which narratives are included, and which are strikingly
absent? Which modes of representation are called upon to convey
certain types of information? Leibsohn argues how the very practice
of history-keeping itself sustains or challenges a current
reality.
Central to the "Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca" is the creation,
representation, and understanding of landscape. In the recording of
ancestral migrations, don Alonso delineates territory, noting
boundaries and their histories, and also reveals relationships with
a sacred landscape, detailing how relationships with territory were
constantly re-inscribed. In this sense, "Script and Glyph" is a
particularly appropriate volume for Dumbarton Oaks, as it crosses
the boundaries of Pre-Columbian and Landscape areas of study. The
volume is beautifully illustrated with color images from the
manuscript itself.
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