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Philippine Incunabula are the first books printed from 1593 until 1640, and eight of these early books are part of the treasures of NLP.

This was also released by NLP and takes pride in giving the Filipino people free access to some of the rare books that were already translated to English in eBook format. The following are the Incunabula published in 2022:

• RELACION DE EL MARTYRIODE EL S.F. HERNANDO DE S. JOSEPH EN JAPON Y DEL SANTO F. NICOLAS MELO EN MOSCOVIA, DE LA ORDEN NRO P.S. AGUSTIN = ACCOUNT OF THE MARTYDOM OF SAN F. HERNANDO DE SAN JOSEPH IN JAPAN, AND OF SANTO F. NICOLAS MELO IN MOSCOW, OF THE ORDER OF PADRE SAN AGUSTIN.
https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/web/20220713/Account%20of%20the%20Martyrdom.pdf

• SERMON QUE MANDO IMPRIMIR EL ILLUSTRISSIMO, Y REVERENDIFFIMO S.D. FRAY MIGUEL GARCIA ARCOBISPO DE MANILA = SERMON PRINTED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS REVEREND FRAY MIGUEL GARCIA SERRANO, ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA.

https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/web/20220713/Sermon%20Printed.pdf

• RELACION VERDA DERA, Y BREVE DE LA PERSECUCION, Y MORTIRIOS QUE PADECIERON POR LA CONFELSION DE NUETRA SANTA FEE CATHOLICA EN JAPÓN, QUINZE, RELIOGIO FOR DE LA PROVINCIA DE S. GREGORIO, DE LOS DEFCALCOS DEL ORDEN DE NUESTRO SERAPHICO P. S. FRANCIFCO DE LAS ISLAS PHILIPINAS = A BRIEF AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE PERSECUTION AND MARTYRDOM ENDURED BY FIFTEEN RELIGIOUS OF THE PROVINCIA DE SAN GREGORIO DE LOS DESCALZOS OF THE FRANCISCAN ORDER IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR PROFESSING OUR HOLY FAITH IN JAPAN.
https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/web/20220713/Holy%20Martyrs.pdf

• SERMÓN PREDICADO EN LA YGLESIA DE LA ENCARNACIÓN DEL REAL CAMPO DE LA CIUDAD DE MANILA, VIERNES, ONCE DE JULIO DE 1638 AÑOS...= SERMON PREACHED IN THE CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION OF THE ROYAL FIELD OF THE CITY OF MANILA, FRIDAY, ELEVENTH OF JUNE 1638…

https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/web/20220713/Sermon%20Preached.pdf

These INCUNABULA eBooks are produced to provide the public with immediate and extensive access to NLP’s rare collections, valuable for research and scholarly work. This translation was made possible through the funding granted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in 2009 and was implemented in 2010.

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