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
12015-03-13T13:55:49-07:00AnonymousMismatched catchwords from folio 304 of the Advertencias6An example of mismatched catchwords: image shows that the catchword on the verso side of folio 303 (|ud) is different from the first word on the following page (6 ΒΆ Pau). Facsimile is of a copy held by the Biblioteca Lafragua. Compare to the catchwords on the same pages of the exemplar held by the Benson Latin American Collection.media/catchwords_f304_271382.jpgplain2015-05-18T11:39:14-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255