Room II · Colonial Mexico

Vocabulary of the Castilian and Mexican languages

Anonymous artist

Printed on paper: leaf engraved in red/black inks, with the legend at the top "Aqui comienza un vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana. Composed by the very reverend father Fray Alonso de Molina, guardian of San Antonio of the Order of Friars Minor". With a print of Saint Francis of Assisi the redeemer; on the back, a print with the monogram of the name of Jesus Christ and his image.

Classification

Printed matter

Date

1519–1821 · 16th century

Material

Paper

Dimensions

15.4 × 20.5 × 0.02 cm

Inventory no.

MUNAG.043.02579

Credits

Curator: Diana Arellano · Fotografía: Israel Salinas