![]() It was found as part of the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection in Copenhagen, a collection established by Árni Magnússon (1663–1730), an Icelandic scholar who donated his collection to the University of Copenhagen at his death in 1730. It had been thought lost since its existence was last recorded in Spain at the time of Columbus's death. The catalogue was positively identified in 2019, after Guy Lazure of the University of Windsor in Canada suggested it could be a "bibliographical tool" from Ferdinand Columbus's library. Rediscovery Árni Magnússon Biblioteca Colombina, 1913 There are close to 2,000 summaries in the book, which consists of 982 leaves (1,964 pages) and is 14 centimetres (5.5 in) thick. The entries vary from just a few lines for the smaller works to around 30 pages for major works such as the writings of Plato. To create the Libro de los Epítomes, Columbus used a team of readers and writers to prepare a summary of each book in his library. The collection has been housed at Seville Cathedral since 1552, but only about a quarter of the books have survived these form the Biblioteca Colombina of the Institución Colombina. Unlike other collectors who sought Greek and Latin manuscripts, Columbus recognised the significance of print and prioritised printed books and ephemeral and popular printed material such as ballads and newspapers. In the early sixteenth century he embarked on a project to create a library of every book in the world, assembling around 15–20,000 books during his lifetime and creating the largest library of his day. The manuscript is currently part of the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection in Copenhagen.īackground and library Ferdinand Columbusįerdinand Columbus (1488–1539) was a Spanish bibliographer and cosmographer, and the son of the explorer Christopher Columbus. ![]() The Libro de los Epítomes ( The Book of Epitomes) is a catalogue summarising part of the library of around 15–20,000 books which Ferdinand Columbus ( Spanish: Fernando Colón) assembled in the early sixteenth-century in an effort to create a library of every book in the world. A page from El Libro de los Epítomes with corrections and marginal notes
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