THE CODEX FEJÉRVÁRY-MAYER depicts specific aspects of the tonalpohualli the 260-day Mesoamerican augural cycle. The painted manuscript divides the world into five parts. T-shaped trees delineate compass points: east at the top, west on the bottom, north on the left, and south on the right. The four directions are distributed around a sacred center, shown here as Xiuhtecuhlti, the god of fire.
Codex Fejérváry-Mayer. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
