El Libro Rojo 1520-1867

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Rare volume published in Mexico in 1870. All 38 lithographed plates + title page lithograph present. It is rare to find a complete copy of this work. One plate, Las Peste (1577), depicting a disease ravaged village, is hand colored. Large full page plates depicting the history of torture practiced in Mexico throughout its Spanish colonial history and the Mexican Inquisition. Authors Riva Palacio and Payno were prominent intellectuals who produced this book to commerorate those who gave their lives for Mexico. The title, Libro Rojo (Red Book) evokes the blood spilled through Mexican history. Persons depicted in these plates include Montezuma II, Cuauhtemoc, Martin Cortez, Pedro de Alvarado, la familia Carabajal, la familia Donga, Hidalgo, Allende, Morelos, Guerrero, Los Marires de Tacubaya, and Maximilian. Green cover boards jave heavy wear and fraying along edges. Spine has been reinforced. Wear across front. Interior pages has some chipping at page edges, and light age spotting/smudging, mostly confined to margins. N° de ref. del artículo 007744

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