El catecismo
By: de fray Pedro de Gante.
Contributors: Biblioteca Nacional (Spain).
Publisher: Testimonio
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Madrid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Catechisms.; Biblioteca Nacional (Spain); Picture catechisms.; Picture-writing.; Manuscripts, Spanish -- Spain -- Madrid -- Facsimiles.; Miniature books -- Specimens.
Notes: Full-color facsimile of ms. Vit. 26-9 of Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid.
The content is believed to be pictographic writing which can be interpreted in Nahuatl as well as in Spanish. Cf. Cortés Castellanos, J. El catecismo en pictogramas de fray Pedro de Gante (1987).
"Una edición facsímil, de 980 ejemplares, numerados del 1 al 980, con destino al mercado ... en coedición con la Biblioteca Nacional, Quinto Centenario, El Navegante Editores, Testimonio Compañía Editorial ... Forman parte de esta misma edición 42 ejemplares numerados en romano ... así como 100 destinados a la Biblioteca Nacional, y 100 no venales ..."
In a box which holds also a companion volume of interpretation in Spanish by Justino Cortés Castellanos (Thesaurus Americae 1, LC record 94-122960). Title from label mounted in the box.
LC copy is no. 208.