[Catecismo Testerino]

Ms. codexTitle supplied by cataloguerProbably written in Mexico in the 18th centuryThis catechism includes some Spanish glosses and it is possible that this Testerian catechism was prepared for Nahuatl speakersManuscript catechism in Testerian hieroglyphs written on watermarked European paperIn the early period of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, before religious instructors had learned the languages of the indigenous peoples, they used pictorial stories describing basic teachings to spread the Christian Gospel. These catechisms were called Testerians, after Father Jacobo de Testera, a Franciscan priest who pioneered this method of teachingHieroglyphs are written recto and verso of all leaves except for the verso of leaf [20] which is blankJohn Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting [2] leaves at the very beginning and [2] at end; although most hieroglyphs have not faded, the foredge of most leaves is ragged, and use should be restricted to facsimile copy catalogued under shelfmark: facsim. 1-SIZE Cod...

Catholic Church; Testera, Jacobo de, ca. 1490-1544; Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895. fmo RIBRL