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
12015-03-06T08:35:56-08:00AnonymousFinal page of the Indulgencias in the Advertencias.7The final page of the "Indulgencias” in the copy of the Advertencias (primera parte) held at the Cushing Memorial Library. The document is dated 1603, reading: “Supradicta indulgentia conceditur ad annos 25. computandos a die publicationis illius videlicet, a die 15. Septemb. anni. 1603. Page is printed in italic, with a decorative design filling in empty space at the bottom of the page.plain2015-05-30T15:02:14-07:00289741All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturalesPrimeros Libros Collection. Held by the Cushing Memorial Library at Texas A&M University.Juan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros Collection.Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-05-05T14:10:36-07:00AnonymousDel convento de Santa Barbara3The twelfth leaf (recto side) of an exemplar of the Advertencias held by the Biblioteca José María Lafragua in Puebla, Mexico. Page shows a manuscript note, in ink, with some water damage, that appears to read “ del conbento de S[anta] Barbar[a].” Text reads “Yndios con la publicacion deste Libro, para que con facilidad pueda venir a manos de sus Ministros, y se consiga el fructo que el piadoso zelo y buenos trabajos del Auctor pretende. Fecha en este convento de Sancto Domingo desta Ciudad de Mexico. a 11 dias del mes de Iunio de 1601. Fray Hernando Bacan. [Beneath the text is a large half-page floral design in the shape of a diamond.]plain2015-05-30T15:48:33-07:00289631All materials residing in the Impresos Mexicanos del Siglo XVI or its successors are public domain materials freely available for any and all uses; permission is not required.Advertencias para los confessores de los naturales (primera parte)Primeros Libros Collection. Held by the Biblioteca Jose Maria Lafragua.Juan Bautista, Melchior OchartePrimeros Libros CollectionHannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
12015-06-30T13:17:31-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255Tags1Page visualizing all tags in the projectvistag2015-06-30T13:17:31-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255
