The catalogue of shipwrecked books : young Columbus and the quest for a universal library
Wilson-Lee, Edward2018
Books
Set against the backdrop of Christopher Columbus' explorations of the New World and cutting across events of the Renaissance and Reformation, this book follows Hernando Columbus' bibliomania and curation of Biblioteca Colombina, the first ever library of its kind.
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Author:
Wilson-Lee, Edward, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2018.
Collation:
401 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008146221 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
010.92002.075B COL
Language:
English
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BRN:
264007