During the second part of the 16th century, Sahagún compiled a vast compendium on Aztec customs, entitled the General History of the Things of New Spain. The lavishly illustrated manuscript ...

A terrifying ancient instrument known as the Aztec death whistle, which produces a sound described as the "scream of a thousand corpses", remains just as frightening to modern listeners as it was ...

The Mexican government recently bought three illustrated codices, known as the Codices of San Andrés Tetepilco, from a ...

I used contrasting black and white to enhance the Aztec patterns to make the dress elegant and contemporary. The skirt of the dress would be made in chiffon to make it hang nicely and the bodice ...