500 year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time.

[K. Riehl]

A catalog has been discovered that lists thousands of books, pamphlets and newsletters of the time. Collected by Hernando Colon, the illegitimate son of Christopher Columbus it has a summation of around 15, 000 titles.

'Extraordinary' 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time

The Libro de los Epítomes was a catalogue for Hernando Colón’s 16th-century collection, which he intended to be the biggest in the world

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[Teresa Edgerton]

This is awesome.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

It makes me sad. Lost words that meant so much to those who wrote them

 

[Parson]

Fascinating