Treasures from the Hispanic Society Library. An Exhibition Curated by Mitchell A. Codding and John O'Neill.

CODDING, Mitchell A., and John O'Neill.

ISBN 10: 1605831026 / ISBN 13: 9781605831022

Edité par The Grolier Club / The Hispanic Museum and Library, 2022

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Folio (28 x 20.3 cm.), original stiff illustrated wrappers. Profusely illustrated in color. New. 259 pp., (2 blank ll.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION, soft cover issue. The print run is unjustified. However, we have it on unimpeachable authority that 400 copies were printed, of which 240 were issued in hard cover; 160 in stiff wrappers. This is a superlative catalogue of one of the best exhibitions of manuscripts, early printed books, maps, and bindings ever assembled. It was held at The Grolier Club from September 19 to December 18, 2021. One hundred two items are meticulously catalogued, incorporating significant new scholarship. In addition to Codding and O'Neill, Patrick Lenaghan also contributed descriptions. O'Neill provides an excellent article, "Archer M. Huntington and the Creation of the Library of the Hispanic Society of America" (pp.15-23). There is an extensive bibliography (pp. 239-55), as well as an index of Authors, Titles and Printers (pp. 256-9).***.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Library. An Exhibition Curated by Mitchell A. Codding and John O'Neill.
• Éditeur: The Grolier Club / The Hispanic Museum and Library
• Date de parution: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1605831026
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781605831022
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale

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Synopsis

Exhibiting the full range of the Manuscripts and Rare Books Department of the Hispanic Society of America, Treasures from the Hispanic Society Library, which accompanied the eponymous Grolier Club exhibition, relates the history of Spain and the spread of its language and culture to the Americas through manuscripts and printed books. It also tells the story of Archer M. Huntington, the founder of the Hispanic Society, whose passion for books and Spain led him to form one of the most important collections of Spanish and Hispanic books in the world. Featuring medieval charters, holograph royal letters, sailing charts from the Age of Exploration, letters patent of nobility, manuscript Bibles, books of hours, indigenous manuscripts from the Americas, as well as historical, scientific, and literary manuscripts, this lively volume provides a visual guide to the history of Spain and Latin America.

À propos des auteurs

Mitchel A. Codding is executive director and president of the Hispanic Society of America.

John O'Neill is curator for the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Hispanic Society of America.

Szilvia Szmuk-Tanenbaum is director of the Pine Tree Foundation and previously served as special collections librarian at St. John's University in New York City.