Archaeology of a Book: An experimental approach to reading rare books in archival contextsMain MenuIntroductionReading the First Books is an exploration of America's earliest printed booksPath: ProductionThis path explores the narratives of production embedded in the material qualities of the Advertencias.Path: CollectionPath describes the collection of early printed books in religious libraries across Mexico. 16-18th centuries.Path: AcquisitionPath describes the dispersal of early printed books in libraries and private collections beyond Mexican borders.Path: (Digital) FuturesBook history in a digital futureReferencesReferences, citations, and further readingTermsIndex of termsAuthorship & AcknowledgementsHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collection
12015-03-13T13:52:01-07:00AnonymousMatching catchwords from folio 304 of the Advertencias6An example of matching catchwords: image shows that the catchword on the verso side of folio 303 (6 ¶ Pau) is the same as the first word on the following page. Facsimile is of a copy held by the Benson Latin American Collection. Compare to the catchwords on the same pages of the exemplar held by the Lafragua library.media/catchwords_f304_271360.jpgplain2015-05-18T11:29:00-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255