Recoleta Arequipa Gallery
さいたま新都心
sol temple
gesta danorum
imissjapan
jeremy laing
I expect the Spanish InquisitionAs a follow up to an earlier post, here is a book that provides anot
Happy anniversary, books!Maybe they don’t want to remember this day. 400 years ago today, on 17 Febr
Happy anniversary, books!Maybe they don’t want to remember this day. 400 years ago today, on 1
The Recoleta has at least sixteen volumes from various editions of the Suma de la theologia moral, b
This book has everything.
Prior to the printing press in Cusco, PeruThe printing press did not come to Cusco until the 1820s.
MarginaliaAs a followup to the earlier Manicule post, here are two more interesting examples of marg
A tree calf and its pair.
What do drawings in books tell us about users?In the case of this 1726 Lyon imprint from the Recolet
One of the finest examples of publishing during The Golden Age of Printing is the three-volume set,
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!This 1604 Salamanca imprint met the wrong end of an inquisito
Two views of the library
Two examples of marcas de fuego, or book brands, from the Recoleta’s collection. This marking
Cat’s paw calf
Manicules
Happy vernal equinox from the Recoleta! Here’s a leafy mandrake to celebrate. -John
Here’s an interesting binding. There’s an 1823 Arequipa imprint on a pamphlet bound
I expect the Spanish InquisitionAs a follow up to an earlier post, here is a book that provides anot
Gun violence–17th century bookplateBookplate found to the front of an 1806 Madrid imprint
Suffering in SyriaIn 1632 a group of Franciscan friars traveled to the Holy Land and Juan de Calahor
Fore-edge labelFore-edge shelf label of volume one of a seven volume set by Laurentius Surius De Pro
Butter churnEarly illustrations of machinery and equipment are often difficult to understand. Here t
Emoticon from 1603From Juan Marquez, Los Dos Estados de la Espiritual Hierusalom, Medina del Campo,
Strange message from long ago and far awayThis is found to the rear of Rodrigo de Portillo, Libro de
Prev
Next