IIIF for Educators

• To familiarize you with the images as a “third” text of the DFC
• To learn the conventions of Mesoamerican iconography
• To learn how the folios are numbered and cited
• To learn writing conventions when using images (captions, citation)

• Review and consider Example of feather, below
• Use browse and keywords in the DFC site to explore other terms and images
• Follow leads to identify new terms and themes to investigate

• Use the Mirador Viewer to find items from the DFC in Book 12, using Book and Folio numeration
• Try various features and settings of Mirador for rigorous, comparative inspection of the Florentine Codes
• Use the IIIF Cropping Tool to select details for sharing

• Use the discussion forum to create a post
• Add media using image upload or </> HTML
• Comment and add DFC location information 

As vocabulary in the digital edition, "feather" and one of its Nahuatl translations "ihhuatl" can be searched for either Text or Image returns. Depending upon which you select, nearly all books in the Florentine Codex are represented in the returns, and the variety of content associated with these search terms is astounding. It is easy to see, in this sense, how pervasive feathers are in Nahua history and culture. Here, the profession of feather seller as two types serves as a kind of metaphor for people in general. 

The feather seller

The feather seller is a feature worker, a merchant-the man [with] the basket.

The good feather seller [is] a gentle worker-one who esteems [his wares], who is dedicated. He sells various feathers-precious feathers; he sells fine green feathers, chili-green feathers, this curved at the tip, the feathers of young birds. He sells [feathers of the trogonorous, the troupial, the blue cotinga.

The bad feather worker [is] a [fraudulent] embellisher of feathers, a treater of feathers with glue. He sells old, worn feathers, damaged feathers. He dyes feathers; he dyes those which are faded, dirty, yellow, darkened, smoked.

Explore

Now look for yourself at some of the entries, and follow links to related terms below any image you view:

Books 1-4

https://media.getty.edu/iiif/manifest/ae8c3376-f8d6-447b-90a9-9c67b4cbe4d1

Books 5-9

https://media.getty.edu/iiif/manifest/3fa03fbc-a8c8-489e-83a5-1efc2d55fe5b

Books 10-12

https://media.getty.edu/iiif/manifest/d8a35385-d097-4306-89c0-1a15aa74e6da

1. Copy a IIIF manifest URI
2. Click the +START HERE button in the upper left
3. Then click the +ADD RESOURCE button on the lower right (the page may jump down a bit)
4. Paste the manifest URI in the Resource location blank and click ADD. The item should load and display an item bar
5. Click the item bar to load the item in the viewer
6. For comparative viewing, repeat this process with another resource. You can do this multiple times
7. Item windows can be dragged into different configurations using their header bar
8. Zoom in and out, click through pages, and acclimate yourself to the many viewing settings, including thumbnail, single page, etc.

Instructions

1. Click the page thumbnail to load in the viewer
2. Zoom and view the item 
3. To crop a detail from the image, click the white pencil icon, and highlight the desired portion by clicking and dragging a rectangle from corner to corner
4. A thumbnail of your selected detail will appear in a slider at the bottom of the Cropping Tool. You can repeat to collect multiple details.
5. Click on the thumbnail of any detail to generate an image URL. 
6. Click Copy to copy the Image URL
7. If you would like the URL for the full page, click the page thumbnail, and Copy the URL

Tip: make sure to select Full size before you Copy the URL!

1. click Reply
2. to enter your image details, click the  picture icon in the text editing toolbar. In the Upload Image popup, click the URL tab, and paste your URL in the File URL blank. Briefly describe your image in the Alt Text field (for the visually impaired), add your text commentary and click Post Reply .