Book contents
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Pronunciation Guide
- A Little Background
- A Note on Sources
- List of Fictional Characters
- Part I Lives
- 1 The Emperor
- 2 The Priest
- 3 The Featherworker
- 4 The Merchant
- 5 The Farmer
- 6 The Slave
- Part II Intersecting Lives
- Glossary
- References
- Index
3 - The Featherworker
from Part I - Lives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Everyday Life in the Aztec World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Pronunciation Guide
- A Little Background
- A Note on Sources
- List of Fictional Characters
- Part I Lives
- 1 The Emperor
- 2 The Priest
- 3 The Featherworker
- 4 The Merchant
- 5 The Farmer
- 6 The Slave
- Part II Intersecting Lives
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3, “The Featherworker,” explores the lives of these luxury artisans and their families, living as either independent artisans or attached palace artisans in a Basin of Mexico metropolis. This chapter delves into the daily rounds in featherworking household workshops, the obligations and activities of these artisans beyond their households, their life cycles, their most troublesome problems, and their means of solving those problems.
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- Everyday Life in the Aztec World , pp. 54 - 82Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020