Preliminary matter includes dedication and "cartas" from the bishops of Puebla de Los Angeles and Oaxaca; includes "Segunda parte del tratado" 51 p. at end.

Page 11-19 "De confessar idolatras" in Segunda parte are in Nahuatl.

Full-page woodcut of crucifixion preceding t.p., coat of arms of the dedicatee on t.p. verso; title, coat of arms and text of Dedicatoria set in border of printer's ornaments; ornamental initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Signatures: pi⁶ (-pi6) [par.]-2[par.]² 3[par.]⁴ 4[par.]² A-I² J-2I² 2A⁴ B-I²J-L² pi1.

Medina, J.T. Puebla, 153.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.), 368931.

Ugarte, Salvador. Cat. de obras escritas en lenguas indigenas de Mexico, 427.

Sabin, 99693.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect, lacking preliminary letter from Francisco Nuñez, bishop of Chiapa (p. [7-10] ist count). Available in facs.

John Carter Brown Library copy has written at bottom of crucifixion "Ego Sum Lux Mundi Ioan.8"; previous owner's notes (illegible) on t.p. Considerable insect damage p. 29-95 (second count) with some loss of text. Bound in contemporary vellum.

Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy : Nicolás León : bookplate.