Research Catalog

Title

Hernando Colón's new world of books : toward a cartography of knowledge / José María Pérez Fernández, Edward Wilson-Lee.

Author

Pérez Fernández, José María, 1963-

Publication

• New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
• ©2021

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Wilson-Lee, Edward

Description

viii, 333 pages : illustrations, facsimiles; 24 cm

Summary

"The untold story of the greatest library of the Renaissance and its creator Hernando Colon. This engaging book offers the first comprehensive account of the extraordinary projects of Hernando Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, which culminated in the creation of the greatest library of the Renaissance, with ambitions to be universal--that is, to bring together copies of every book, on every subject and in every language. Perez Fernandez and Wilson-Lee situate Hernando's projects within the rapidly changing landscape of early modern knowledge, providing a concise history of the collection of information and the origins of public libraries, examining the challenges he faced and the solutions he devised. The two authors combine "meticulous research with deep and original thought," shedding light on the history of libraries and the organization of knowledge. The result is an essential reference text for scholars of the early modern period, and for anyone interested in the expansion and dissemination of information and knowledge." Front cover flap.

Subject

• Colón, Fernando, 1488-1539
• 1400-1600
• Libraries > History > 1400-1600
• Book collectors
• Libraries
• Private libraries
• Spain

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-314) and index.

Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter one. Life in the Library -- Chapter two. Trade Secrets -- Chapter three. Cartography -- Chapter four. New World Order -- Chapter five. After Hernando -- Appendixes: Primary Texts -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Call Number

JFE 21-2035

ISBN

• 9780300230413
• 0300230419

OCLC

1236035589

Author

Pérez Fernández, José María, 1963- author.

Title

Hernando Colón's new world of books : toward a cartography of knowledge / José María Pérez Fernández, Edward Wilson-Lee.

Publisher

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-314) and index.

Chronological Term

1400-1600

Added Author

Wilson-Lee, Edward, author.

Research Call Number

JFE 21-2035