tlacuiloque (MH520r)

tlacuiloque (MH520r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This is a black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the occupation of tlaquiloque (or tlaquiloqueh with the glottal stop), the plural of tlacuilo, notary, painter, or writer. It shows a human hand holding a paintbrush at an angle. The brush is very thin. The top of the implement has a round knob. The hand is in a kind of fist position.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Tracking the implements with which tlacuilos wrote will show a variety of shapes and designs. The hands are often holding the implements in a fist position, which seems different from the European method and may be Indigenous. Mastering tiny details, for instance when drawing insects, shows the degree of control the tlacuilos had in using these instruments. Ian Mursell, editor of Mexicolore, published a study of the implements on 3 May 2020.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss or Text Image:

Gloss/Text Diplomatic Transcription:

tlacuiloq~

Gloss/Text Normalization:

tlacuiloque

Gloss/Text Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax:

cuil (general tracking)

noun(s)

pluralization (textual)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Art, Design, Crafts, etc.

Gender (male)

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Writing, Literacy

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

diagonal or angled

pointed (see also spiky)

Keywords:

writers, painters, escritores, pintores

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

tlacuilo, writer/painter, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlacuilo

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

el escribano, el pintor

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 520r, World Digital Library.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=119&st=image.

Image Source, Rights:

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).