Download or read book Florentine Codex: Book 8 written by Bernardino de Sahagun and published by . This book was released on 1954-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written between 1540 and 1585, The Florentine Codex (so named because the manuscript has been part of the Laurentian Library's collections since at least 1791) is the most authoritative statement we have of the Aztecs' lifeways and traditions--a rich and intimate yet panoramic view of a doomed people.