Spanish text with Latin quotations; place, "idol," animal, and plant names in Quechua.

Year of publication appears on title page before place of publication and printer statement.

Vargas Ugarte maintains that Fernando de Avendaño's 1748 Sermones de los misterios was published together with Villagm̤ez's Carta pastoral, apparently on the basis of having seen one or more bound together copies. The JCB Lib. cat., Medina, Palau y Dulcet, and Sabin, however, describe them as separates.

Signatures: pi1 [par.]p2s A-2Np2s 2Op2s (-2O2) 2P-2Qp2s 2Rp2s (-2R2) (pi1 verso blank)

Title page vignette (episcopal coat of arms); title within border, initials.

Includes bibliographical references.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, II:392.

Medina, J.T. Lima, 316.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 366634.

Sabin 99633.

Vargas Ugarte, R. Impresos peruanos, 410.

Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy: Juan Cortes: autograph on title page.

John Carter Brown Library copy is worm holded; text slightly affected. Has contemporary and subsequent markings in ink and pencil on title page, leaves 2-3 and 77-78.