Archaeology of a Book: An experimental approach to reading rare books in archival contextsMain MenuIntroductionReading the First Books is an exploration of America's earliest printed booksPath: ProductionThis path explores the narratives of production embedded in the material qualities of the Advertencias.Path: CollectionPath describes the collection of early printed books in religious libraries across Mexico. 16-18th centuries.Path: AcquisitionPath describes the dispersal of early printed books in libraries and private collections beyond Mexican borders.Path: (Digital) FuturesBook history in a digital futureReferencesReferences, citations, and further readingTermsIndex of termsAuthorship & AcknowledgementsHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collection
12015-02-25T13:56:24-08:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255Colophon of the Advertencias (Segunda Parte)8The final page of volume two of the Advertencias, from a copy held by the Benson Latin American Collection, Austin, TX. Text is in roman font and divided in three parts, each separated on the page. Third part is the colophon, which reads: Excudebat Ludouicus Ocharte Figueroa, Mexici, in Regio Collegio sancte Crucis, sancti Iacobi de Tlati lulco. Anno Domini 1601. Image is from the copy held by the Benson Latin American Collection in Austin, Texas.plain2015-09-11T14:28:19-07:00289680All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturales (segunda parte)Primeros Libros Collection. Currently held by the Benson Latin American Collection.Juan Buatista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros Collection, Benson Latin American Collection.Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-02-23T06:43:32-08:00AnonymousFolio 14 (1) of the Advertencias8The first of two folios in the Advertencias to be numbered “14”. This image shows the recto (numbered) side of the page, which begins with the text: “¶Si el penitente quisiere nombrar en la confession al complice del delicti, en ninguna manera lo permita el confessor, por que pecarria gravamente si lo permitiesse, como enseñan Doctores graves. Vease el padre fr. Manuel P. p. sum. c. 53. concl. 8. num. 9.” Image is from an exemplar held by the Benson Latin American Collection.plain2015-05-30T08:57:39-07:00289679Advertencias para los confessores de los naturalesJuan BautistaMelchor OchartePrimeros Libros Collection, Benson Latin American CollectionHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-02-23T13:51:26-08:00AnonymousCorrected Index7A page from the index of volume two of the Advertencias. As in most copies, in this exemplar, held by the Benson Latin American Collection in Austin, Texas, a correction has been pasted down. The corrected section (folio 3) reads: “Eandem auctoritatem habent Porvinciales Ordinum Mendicantium, & quibus ipso commiserint per Omnimoda Adria. 6. Fratribus Mendicanti b9 concessa. Vide in Elencho. 1. par. ver. Absolucion y absolver. sub sinem."plain2015-05-30T14:28:31-07:00289679All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturales (segunda parte)Primeros Libros Collection. Held by the Benson Latin American CollectionJuan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros Collection, Benson Latin American CollectionHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-03-06T08:35:56-08:00AnonymousFinal page of the Indulgencias in the Advertencias.7The final page of the "Indulgencias” in the copy of the Advertencias (primera parte) held at the Cushing Memorial Library. The document is dated 1603, reading: “Supradicta indulgentia conceditur ad annos 25. computandos a die publicationis illius videlicet, a die 15. Septemb. anni. 1603. Page is printed in italic, with a decorative design filling in empty space at the bottom of the page.plain2015-05-30T15:02:14-07:00289741All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturalesPrimeros Libros Collection. Held by the Cushing Memorial Library at Texas A&M University.Juan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros Collection.Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-02-25T14:29:58-08:00AnonymousDedication Page of the Advertencias (Primera Parte)7The first page of the dedicatoria to the Advertencias (Primera Parte). Text is in roman font, with a subtitle in italics and a floral initial “A”. Text reads: DEDICATORIA. ¶ Prologo Dedicatorio del Auctor, a Nuestro Padre Fray Pedro de Pila Commissario General de todas las Provincias y Custodias desta nueva España, Florida y Phil- lippina. &. Aunque por ser estas Advertencias parte del confesionario que a V.P. dedique los días passados, no era necessario dedicarlas de nuevo: Pero porque aviendo començado a imprimirlas (viendo el mal aparejo que para esto avia) las dexava, y reservaba para tiempo mas acomodado, y V. P. con imperio y potestad de Prelado Superior, y amor muy antiguo de vero Padre me mandò e solicitò con toda Facsimile image taken from an exemplar (V1E1) at the Benson Latin American Collection, Austin, TX.plain2015-05-30T08:58:30-07:00289679ll materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturalesPrimeros Libros Collection. Currently held by the Benson Latin American Collection in Austin, TX.Juan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros Collection, Benson Latin American Collection.Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-02-23T06:44:16-08:00AnonymousFolio 14 (2) of the Advertencias6The second of two folios in the Advertencias to be numbered “14”. This image shows the recto (numbered) side of the page, which shows a running header “Los Con|e||ores.” and the number 14 before beginning with the text: “¶El confessor a cuyos pies vinieren Indios 16 de obraje, procure ante todas cosas acabar con los amos y dueños, que les perdonen lo que les han cogido, y apañado de su casa: pues hablando moralmente pocos ay que no hurten algo, en los dichos lugares: y estan casi impossibilitados de poder satisfazer, y con estos podran absolver a sus penitentes. Image is from an exemplar held by the Benson Latin American Collection in Austin, Texas.plain2015-05-30T08:56:46-07:00289679ll materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturalesPrimeros Libros Collection. Currently resides in the Benson Latin American CollectionJuan Bautista, Melchor OchartePrimeros Libros Collection, Benson Latin American CollectionHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-02-23T14:09:42-08:00AnonymousIndex without correction5A page from the index of volume two of the Advertencias. In most copies, the ninth and tenth lines have been replaced with a pasted-in correction. In this exemplar, held by Tulane University’s Latin American Library in New Orleans, Louisiana, the correction is missing and the original text can be seen. The corrected section (folio 3) reads: “Eandem auctoritatem habent Porvinciales Ordinum Mendicantium, & quibus ipso commiserint per Pauli. 3. Bullam que incipit, Altitudo divine Consilij. Vide in Elencho. 1. par. ver. Absolucion y absolver. sub sinem."plain2015-05-30T14:25:04-07:00289757All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturales (segunda parte)Primeros Libros Collection. Held by the Tulane University Latin American LibraryPrimeros Libros Collection, Tulane University Latin American LibraryHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-05-03T13:34:45-07:00AnonymousSahagun in the Advertencias5Folio 105 (verso) of the Advertencias quotes extensively from Sahagun. Text begins "Siguense algunas abusiones antiguas que estos Naturales tuvieron en su gentilidad, segun que escribe el Padre fray Bernardino de Sahagun, en el libro segundo de su Bocabulario Trilingue." From an exemplar held by the Benson Latin American Collection.plain2016-02-09T13:07:14-08:00289679All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturales (primera parte)Primeros Libros Collection. Held by the Benson Latin American Collection.Juan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros CollectionHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-05-05T13:03:42-07:00AnonymousPear Thievery in the Advertencias5Page from the Advertencias is in roman font, with running header reading “Aduertencias para”. Page discusses the nature of the sin of stealing pears. Text reads: “haga con malicia, y con animo de hacer daño pecca venialmente como dice S. Thomas. 2. secunde. q. 66. art. 6. y Navarro. c. 1. nu. 3. y Covarro. y otros. Porque en todos los preceptos, la poquedad de la cosa, o materia [salvo si ay menosprecio] libra de peccado mortal. La 2. que para saber quando la materia es leve, cuyo hurto es peccado venial, solamente se ha de considerar las circunstancias de las personas, Reynos, Provincias, y lugares, conviene a saber, se la persona a quien se hurta es rica, o pobre. Y asi segun Nava. Soto y la comu, si alguno hurta una cosa pequeña a un pobre, cuya falta le haze gran daño, o le causa grave pena, pecca mortalmente; como si uno hurtasse una Lesna a un çapatero, y unas Peras de un arbol, las quales su señor tenia guardadas para de ellas hazer un presente, como comunmente estos Naturales guardan sus frutillas, para este effecto. Lo. 3. se h de notar lo que dize el padre fr. Luys Lopez 2. p. Instructor ij conscientiae, que los criados que a sus señores hurtan oy un poco, y de aqui a un mes otro poco, y asi inerpolatim per menses, quo libet mese, a liquid modicum, de suerte que en fin de tres o quatro años, se venga a juntar, tanta quanti dad. Image shows folio 14v (second f14) from the copy held by the Benson Latin American Collection in Austin, Texas.plain2015-05-30T15:28:41-07:00289679All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturales (primera parte)Primeros Libros Collection. Held by the Benson Latin American Collection.Juan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros CollectionHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-06-30T13:17:31-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255Tags1Page visualizing all tags in the projectvistag2015-06-30T13:17:31-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255