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Confessionario mayor, en lengua mexicana y castellana.

Molina, Alonso de, d. 1585, Espinosa, Antonio de, d. 1578. prt, Franciscans · 1565 · En Mexico, : Por Antonio de Espinosa. · 9 pictures

Confessionario mayor, a 1565 Spanish and Nahuatl confession manual printed in Mexico City by Antonio de Espinosa, compiled by the Franciscan Alonso de Molina for priests hearing confessions among Indigenous Mexican communities. The woodcut scenes are small, framed illustrations set within dense two-column text, showing kneeling penitents, gesturing clerics, and figures in conversation with simple architectural and landscape backdrops; a designer might draw on their stark line work, paired-column page layout, and bold initial capitals for historical typography.

Catholic Church · Franciscans · CSAIP · Confession · Sacraments · Indians of Mexico · Nahuatl language · Indian linguistics · Imprint 1565

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