Boxer Codex: A Modern Spanish Transcription and English Translation of Early Exploration Accounts of Ancient East and Southeast Asia

Description

448 pages, softbound, reprint, with illustrations and maps. Transcribed and Annotated by Isaac Jimenez Donoso, translated by Ma. Luisa Garcia, Carlos Quirino, and Mauro Garcia, with a Foreword by John N. Crossley.In 1947, Iberian colonial maritime scholar Professor Charles R. Boxer acquired a late 16th-century manuscript written by an anonymous sixteenth-century scribe who had compiled several eyewitness accounts of both Spanish and Portuguese expeditions. Through detailed descriptions and lavish illustrations, this manuscript depicted the customs, costumes, and ways of life of the various peoples of East and Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippine Islands. It also marks the beginning of the commemoration of 500 years of Philippine-Spanish encounters.from 1521 to 2021. An extensive introduction situates this work in a global context and presents the intertwined histories of academician Charles Boxer and Philippine National Artist Carlos Quirino, whose friendship ignited global interest and passionate study of the codex.

2nd printing – out of print.

ISBN: 978-971-97-0692-2