Arte novissima de lengua Mexicana, Que dicto D. Carlos de Tapia Zenteno, Colegial en el Real, y Pontificio Seminario,... TAPIA ZENTENO, Carlos de Non classé

First edition of this important work on the ancient language of Mexico. Palau 327485 ; Sabin 94353, Vater p. 252; Medina, Mexico 4142 ; Pilling 3800. Text primarily in Spanish and some Nahuatl. Carlos de Tapia Zenteno (1698-ca. 1767) was an ecclesiastical judge and chief professor of the Mexican language at the Royal University and Pontifical Seminary College. Later on he was appointed professor of the Nahuatlan language at the University of Mexico, and this work was published in connection with his appointment. He was not only an important Mexican linguist and professor of Mexican languages at the Royal University (especially Nahua and Huastec), but was also a Comisario of the Inquisition and prominent canon lawyer. He published his first work, Arte novissima de lengua Mexicana in 1753. Rare.