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(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1673.) Agustín de Vetancurt. Arte de lengua mexicana. Woodcut portrait of Saint Anthony on title page. [6], 1-14, 14-49, [8] leaves. 4to, stitched (apparently never bound); minor dampstaining, moderate edge wear with loss of a few words to the title and final leaf; early signature and small later inked private owner's stamp on title page Mexico: Francisco Rodríguez Lupercio, 1673
A Nahuatl grammar compiled by the Mexican-born Franciscan missionary. It offers some interesting questions to ask when administering confession. Under the First Commandment, "Did you believe in dreams, or have you deluded yourself when you've dreamt? Did you take the cry of an owl as an omen?" Under the Fifth Commandment, "Have you given a potion to a woman so that she could miscarry, or did you advise her to drink it?" Graff 4475; Medina, Mexico 1103; Palau 361210 (variant with "San" instead of "S." on title page); Pilling 4002; Sabin 99385.
