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Prior to the printing press in Cusco, PeruThe printing press did not come to Cusco until the 1820s.

Peruvian parchment! A series of musical instrument and leather good shops comprise a small commercia

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

Curious Incidents in the Life of a BookThis series of photos is of the work Sermones de Tiempo

Quechua MarginaliaThough we are in the home of the Quechua language, one rarely sees the language in

recoleta2015: The Plague! Antiphonal and Oration Against the Contagion of the Plague was offered in

Francisco Suarez Indio FilipinoThe portrait above of Philip V of Spain was created by Francisco Suar

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