235Figure 6.11 Drawing of the
frontispiece of the Codex
Mendoza.The main scene
represents the founding of the
Mexica (Aztec) capital,
Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake
Texcoco. Below this scene, two
of the Mexicas’ early military
victories are represented.
Courtesy of Frances F. Berdan.
Reproduced with her permission
from Frances F. Berdan and
Patricia Anawalt, eds. The Codex
Mendoza, Volume 4: Pictorial
Parallel Image Replicas of Codex
Mendoza.Berkeley, CA:
University of California Press,
1992, p. 9 (folio 2r).Figure 6.12 Codex Mendoza.
Drawing of the wedding
ceremony: The bride and groom
sit on a new mat in the groom’s
house, their clothing knotted
together to symbolize their
union, while elderly men and
women offer advice. Below, the
bride is carried to the groom’s
house by a woman doctor while
other women light the way with
torches. Courtesy of Frances F.
Berdan. Reproduced with her
permission from Frances F.
Berdan and Patricia Anawalt, eds.
The Codex Mendoza, Volume 4:
Pictorial Parallel Image Replicas
of Codex Mendoza.Berkeley,
CA: University of California Press,
1992, p. 127 (folio 61r).