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
First Word
12015-03-13T14:56:39-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c225543586The catchword does not match the first word of folio 115.plain2015-03-13T15:06:28-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255eodem
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12015-03-13T13:47:22-07:00AnonymousMismatched catchwords in the Advertencias6Image shows two pages of the Advertencias (Folio 114 verso and 115 recto) from the Primeros Libros website. The catchword on the verso page reads "dem", while the first word on the recto page is "eodem." Facsimile image is from an exemplar held by the Benson Latin American Collection.media/catchwords_f115_271360.jpgplain2015-05-18T11:03:12-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255