TY - JOUR A1 - Nöller, Renate A1 - Danielewski, A. A1 - Giel, R. A1 - Overgaauw, E. A1 - Hahn, Oliver T1 - Material analysis of Aztec codices in Berlin. Assignment of small fragments compiled as cutouts on one plate in Humboldt’s “Atlas pittoresque du voyage” T2 - STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research N2 - The collection Manuscripta Americana in Berlin consists of fragmented codices acquired by Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico. Some of these Humboldt Codices are published as hieroglyphic writings of the Aztecs in “Vues des Cordilleres et Monuments des Peuples indigènes de l’Amerique”. Starting from a special compilation of seven fragments on plate 36 in the “Atlas”, we investigated the corresponding original fragments using material analysis in order to clarify their historical relations. The analyses were carried out with X-ray fluorescence analysis, VIS spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy in diffuse reflection and revealed typical indigenous colors like cochineal, indigo, and organic yellows (e.g. mangrove and zacatlaxcalli). Four fragments under investigation show exactly the same material and thus must once have belonged together in one compendium. An additional manuscript from Mizquiahuala also shown on plate 36 can be matched to another one that is not published in the “Atlas”. PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - London KW - Manuscripts KW - Alexander von Humboldt KW - Non-destructiv testing KW - Colourants KW - Writing materials PY - 2019 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/49897 AN - OPUS4-49897 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-498971 SN - 2054-8923 SP - 1 EP - 14 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany