The Synoptic Codex of Mesoamerica is drawn and written by Aldo Moroni and designed in collaboration with Justine Tucker, a noted book art designer.  

It is a short history of the area defined as Mesoamerica. The history spans 7000 years. It is presented in “codex format” an illustrated guide using “Glyph” and English text. It is modeled on the true Codices of the subject culture.

The book is printed on a heavy fine paper as a single page. Each folded page is 14” tall and 6” wide. The full printed page is 42” long and 14” tall.They are bound in a leather “purse” which is set in a keepsake box.

It is limited to an edition of 100 copies. Each copy is numbered, signed, dated, and registered.

They are gifted to our patron sponsors when they make a donation of $500.00 or more in support of the Legacy Makers Place and work entitled “The Mesoamerican Experience” 

Thank You Very Much!.

You can receive this beautiful art book as a gift when you make a donation to Legacy Makers Place and the M.EX. project, by clicking the button below:

Definition of Terms

syn·op·tic
/səˈnäptik/
adjective: synoptic

  1. of or forming a general summary or synopsis.”a synoptic outline of the contents”
  2. taking or involving a comprehensive mental view.”a synoptic model of higher education”

co·dex
/kōˌdeks/
noun: codex; plural noun: codexes; plural noun: codices

  1. an ancient manuscript text in book form.
  2. also  An accordion folded single page forming a book. 
  3. also The ancient texts of Mesoamerica, only 4 copies of the 12 known copies are proven to be originals. There may have been many hundreds of thousands of codices upon the arrival of Spanish Conquistadores and Catholic Scribes in 1519.  The invaders destroyed all of the written records of Mesoamerica upon their arrival. 

Mesoamerican
noun
is a historical region and cultural area in North America. It extends from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, and within this region pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

   1. in The Synoptic codex of Mesoamerica and in the M.EX. project I include based on new research and indigeouness “Etic” sources the areas of the Southwestern United States including California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas.

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