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The series offers contemporary sources relating to Columbus' four voyages and the inter penetration of the hitherto separate worlds that resulted from them. The texts are presented in the original language for specialists, but also in English translation for students and scholars in related fields. This text was first published in 1571 in Venice, having been translated from the Spanish original, and immediately became the starting point for all future biographies of Columbus and of historical reconstructions of the first phase of the Spanish conquest of the New World. It covers his whole life, exalts the goodness and power of Spain, and criticizes the Spanish monarchs for denying him and his descendants their legitimate rights. Distributed by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Washington Irving has called it the corner-stone of the history of the American continent. The account vividly recreates the moral and intellectual atmosphere of Columbus' world.
The untold story of the greatest library of the Renaissance and its creator Hernando Colón This engaging book offers the first comprehensive account of the extraordinary projects of Hernando Colón, 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. Pérez Fernández 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.
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