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Pérez, Manuel.

Arte de el idioma mexicano.

Mexico: Francisco de Ribera Calderon, 1713

Physical Description: [16], 80, [4] p. ; 21 cm. (4to)

Call number: BA713/ P438a ; BA713/ P438f

Accession number: 06597, 06139

Notes: Grammatical text in Spanish with Nahuatl examples and vocabulary. Books 1 and 2 contain notes on various elements of grammar; Book 3 consists of “De la derivacion de nombres, y verbos” (p. 63-67); Book 4 consists of “De las composiciones de las partes de la oracion” (p. 67-76); Book 5 contains “De las quantidades” and “Notanse algunas diferencias de significaciones en un mismo vocablo”, discussing distinctions between near homophones (p. 76-80). JCB has 2 copies. Copy 1 (BA713/ P438a) bound separately; copy 2 (BA713/ P438f) bound with: Pérez, Manuel, Farol indiano y guia de curas de Indios, Mexico, 1713.

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Languages: Nahuatl

Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary

Region: Spanish America