Reglas de orthographia diccionario y arte del idioma othomi.
176741578Mexico: Bibliotheca Mexicana 1767. Small 8vo. 12 ff. 160 pp. engr. leaf of errata lacks the engr. frontis. <br><br>Otomí is one of the principal languages spoken in Central Mexico and this work more than any other standardized its orthography; it is also the classic Otomí grammar and dictionary and is by a man some authorities believe to have been himself an Otomí Indian or at least of Otomí heritage. It was written during the mid-18th-century renaissance of linguistic study of the languages of Mexico and Palau considers it "muy rara." It is much rarer on the market in our experience than similarly important works in Nahuatl.<br>Â Â Â Â Both the engraved frontispiece which as often is lacking here and the handsome elaborately engraved errata leaf which is here present are signed by => the engraver Jose Francisco Gómez.<br>Â Â Â Â => The Bibliotheca Mexicana was the private press of the great bibliographer writer and secular cleric Juan Jose de Eguiara y Eguren.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Small round ownership stamp of Michael Mathes in upper inner corner of the verso of the title-leaf. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Medina Mexico 5174; García Icazbalceta Lenguas 55; Viñaza 356; Maggs Bibl. Amer. II 2154; Sabin 52413; Palau 190159; Pilling Proof-sheets 2738; Ugarte Obras escritas en lenguas indigenas de Mexico 263. Marbled paper of the 18th century supplied as wrappers in 20th century; front free endpaper supplied from a different book. Old very light waterstaining in some sections and a bit of foxing; errata leaf closely trimmed affecting border and some line numbers but not rather remarkably the engraver's minute signature. Overall => a decent copy of an important book scarce on the market. Bibliotheca Mexicana unknown books
