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

by José María Pérez Fernández and Edward Wilson-Lee

The untold story of the greatest library of the Renaissance and its creator Hernando Col n

This engaging book offers the first comprehensive account of the extraordinary projects of Hernando Col n, 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. P rez Fern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300230419
• ISBN13: 9780300230413
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"