| Term | Definition |
| amatl paper | Amerindian paper made from tree bark |
| Amerindians | the group of people that were present in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans |
| audiencia | the court system established in the transitional period after the Spanish conquered the Aztecs |
| aureole | a body halo typical of depictions of the Virgin Mary |
| banyan | Dressing coat |
| broadsheet | large single sheet of a print with text, usually sold for little money to the popular class |
| burin | sharp metal tool used to create lines on a copper plate in the engraving process |