Happy anniversary, books!Maybe they don’t want to remember this day. 400 years ago today, on 1
Happy anniversary, books!Maybe they don’t want to remember this day. 400 years ago today, on 17 February 1616, these three books were all expurgated by Diego Mexía de Fernangil, a Spanish poet-turned-inquisitor, in Potosí. I have no idea when they made their way from Potosí to Arequipa or why they remained together after that fateful day.Here is the inquisitor note from the bottom book. Previously, we featured the top book in the stack, including some precisely razored-out passages inside–no doubt Diego’s doing!-John -- source link
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