Two examples of marcas de fuego, or book brands, from the Recoleta’s collection. This marking
Two examples of marcas de fuego, or book brands, from the Recoleta’s collection. This marking practice is more typically seen in Mexican monastic libraries, but was also common at the Recoleta. To remove the mark, one would have to guillotine the entire edge off the text block, potentially risking the text inside, making this an effective marking system. Most of our brands appear at the head of the text block, some on the tail, and a few on both edges. We don’t often find them on the fore edge.-John -- source link
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