Iztactepetl (FCbk12f18r)

This iconographic example, featuring a black and white sketch of a volcano with three peaks, called Iztactepetl (and more often, today, as Iztaccihuatl), is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making comparisons with related hieroglyphs. The term selected for this example comes from the text on the page previous to the image in the Digital Florentine Codex. There is no gloss, per se. This example shows three rounded peaks, with shading on the right side and a tree to the left. The peaks are white, if not for the shading. The path between this mountain and Popocatepetl, another famous volcano, was part of the route from the gulf coast to the basin of Mexico. The contextualizing image shows a group of Spaniards in armor, several on horses, one carrying a large flag and others carrying lances, heading to see Motecuhzoma in the capital city. Three Nahua men wearing cloaks and loincloths are there to greet and guide the Spaniards, on orders from Motecuhzoma. The landscape in the contextualizing image includes some rare colorants, such as blue and green, when most of these sketches are black and white.