The first printed grammar for facilitating Nahua-Spanish communication and a reference for beginner Nahuatl-learners in the 1500s.
Creators: Alonso de Molina
Date of Creation: 1571
Place of origin: Mexico City/Tenochtitlan (in Pedro Ocharte’s printing press).
Physical measurements: 117 leaves + 10 manuscript inserted pages at back, 14 cm in length
Materials: Paper
Process by which it was made: Woodcut title illustration (Saint Francis receiving the stigmata), woodcut initials throughout, and moveable type. Inserts include use of vermillion, a cochineal lake, and a gypsum-based pigment.
Current location: Library of Congress
Information contributed by Marlena Petra Cravens.