Arte de lengua mexicana
By: dispuesto por orden, y mandato de N. Rmo P. Fr. Francisco Treviño, predicador theologo, padre de la santa provincia de Burgos, y comissario general de todas las de la Nueva-España, y por el reverendo, y venerable diffinitorio de la provincia del Santo Evangelio. ; Dedicado al bienaventurado S. Antonio de Padua. ; Por el P.Fr. Augustin de Vetancurt hijo de la dicha provincia del Santo Evangelio, predicador jubilado, ex lector de theologia, y preceptor de la lengua Mexicana, vicario de la capilla de S. Joseph de los Naturales en el Convento de N.P.S. Francisco de Mexico
Contributors: León, Nicolás, 1859-1929; Ternaux-Compans, Henri, 1807-1864
Publisher: Por Francisco Rodriguez Lupercio.
Published: 1673
Place of publication: En Mexico
Language: spa; nah; lat
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Grammar; Indian linguistics; Nahuatl language
Notes: Two states of the title page noted according to Palau. In the first, the title page reads: S. Antonio de Padua.; in the second: San Antonio de Padua.

Signatures: pi⁴ A-P⁴ (pi1 verso blank)

Leaf 14 repeated in numbering; leaf 29 misnumbered 19.

Title vignette: woodcut of St. Anthony.

Errata statement on verso of leaf [3] (1st count)

"Instruccion breve para administrar los Santos Sacrame[n]tos de la Confession, Viatico, Matrimonio, y Velaciones en la lengua Mexicana.": leaves [1]-[7] recto (3rd count)

"Catecismo Mexicano.": leaves [7]verso-8 (3rd count)

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, III : 267.

Sabin 99385.

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.), 36120.

Medina, J.T.  México, 1103.

Viñaza, C.  Lenguas indígenas, 204.

John Carter Brown Library copies 1 and 2 have the first state of the title page.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 1: Nicolás León: bookplate. Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 2: H. Ternaux-Compans: stamp.

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 imperfect: leaves [1]-[8] (3rd count) wanting; leaf [2] (1st count) bound after leaf [4] (1st count). Leaf [6] (1st count) bound after leaf 1 (2nd count); leaf [5] (1st count) bound before leaf 2 (2nd count)