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Book/Printed Material Testerian Catechism. Catecismo Testeriano

About this Item

Title

  • Testerian Catechism.

Other Title

  • Catecismo Testeriano

Summary

  • This early-16th century manuscript, known as a Testerian catechism, is one of the more notable documents in the archives of the Center for the Study of the History of Mexico. In 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 teaching.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1524.

Headings

  • -  Mexico
  • -  1524
  • -  Catholic Church
  • -  Franciscans
  • -  Jacobo de Testera
  • -  Religious books

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 8 folios, 15.5 x 11 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Center for the Study of the History of Mexico CARSO.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667589

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Testerian Catechism. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1524] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667589/.

APA citation style:

(1524) Testerian Catechism. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667589/.

MLA citation style:

Testerian Catechism. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1524] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667589/>.