Room II · Colonial Mexico

Leaf with the arms of Philip I of Castile

Anonymous artist

Printed on paper: leaf with a border (columns with sculptures of a dragon and a lion, with the arms of Philip I of Castile at the top) and text engraved in black ink, "DIALOGO DE DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA EN LA LENGUA DE MENCHUACA", made and compiled by the very reverend father Fray Maturino Gilberti. 1559.

Classification

Printed matter

Date

1519–1821 · 16th century

Material

Paper

Dimensions

20.0 × 26.2 × 0.02 cm

Inventory no.

MUNAG.043.02530

Credits

Curator: Diana Arellano · Fotografía: Israel Salinas