Confesionario mayor, en la lengua mexicana y castellana
- Alternative Title:
- CONFESSIONARIO MA-yor . en la lengna Mexicana y Caſtellana.
- Creator/Contributor:
- Molina, Alonso de, 1514-1585 (author)
- Publisher:
- Balli, Pedro, active 1574-1600
- Geographic Coverage:
- Mexico (country)| México (country)
- Date Created/Date Issued:
- 1578
- Owning Repository:
- Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero, Universidad Iberoamericana
- Related Resource - Host:
- Colección Manuel Arango, Libros Antiguos y Raros Antiguos (title)| BX 2264 M57.1578 (local)
- Extent:
- 274 p.
- Language:
- Nahuatl languages| nah| Spanish| spa
- Genre:
- Manuals| Catechisms| Liturgical texts
- Topic:
- Sacraments| Indigenous peoples| Franciscans| Missions| Rites and ceremonies
- Description:
- Unabridged Spanish-Nahuatl guide with scripts for priests administering the sacraments to Indigenous people. It includes guidelines and questions the priests should ask Indigenous congregants to assess their understanding of confession, baptism, marriage, and doctrine (i.e. Ten Commandments and seven mortal sins). There is a section on the feast days the congregants should celebrate and one for scribes writing last wills and testaments with an example based on an Indigenous couple from Texcoco.| Collation formula: A-Q⁸, R⁹. Format: 4o. Height: 21 cm. Binding: Dutch in leather and paper, in the corners, and the spine with gold letters. Marginalia: Some. Provenance marks: Signature of a former holder and the ex-libris of Manuel Arango Arias. Illustrations: Woodcut of an architectural frame on the title page, vignettes, and capitulars. Type: Gothic.
- Condition Note:
- Estado de conservación bueno. Ejemplar presenta algunas manchas por humedad. Daño mínimo pececillo de plata. Con estuche protector forrado en tela.| In good condition. The copy has some staining due to humidity. Minimal silverfish damage. The book is in a protective case lined in fabric.
- General Note:
- Encuadernado con: "Confesionario breve, en lengua mexicana y castellana". Sin colofón.| Bound with: "Confesionario breve, en lengua mexicana y castellana". No colophon.
- License:
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Citation Note:
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