Hernando Colon's New World of Books: Toward a Cartography of Knowledge

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2021
Author
Author: Jose Maria Perez Fernandez
Author: Edward Wilson-Lee
Language
English
Number of Pages
333 pp.
Publisher
Yale University Press
City
New Haven, CT
Region
Europe
Library Type
Private/Personal Library
Chronological Period
16th century
ISBN
9780300230413
Annotation

Examination of the library of Hernando Colon (1488-1539), son of Christopher Columbus. 

Contents: 

  • Introduction
  • Life in the Library
  • Trade Secrets
  • Cartography
  • New World Order
  • After Hernando
  • Appendixes Primary Texts
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