THE BOOK OF BOOKS: HERNANDO COLÓN’S LIBRO DE LOS EPÍTOMES
In the early 16 th century, Hernando Colón, son of the navigator Christopher Columbus, set out to build a universal library, one which would contain “every book on every subject in every language, both from within Christendom and without”. By the time of his death in 1539, Colón’s library comprised over 15 000 printed volumes. […]
