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
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12015-04-20T11:45:37-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c225543581Definitionplain2015-04-20T11:45:37-07:00Hannah Alpert-Abrams9dd7500ea284b1882c8042744db689b17f2c2255"Each of the folios which result when a sheet of paper is folded. Each side of a leaf is a page. In the late 16th century the term leaf denoted a whole printed sheet; furthermore, a particular printer was occasionally accorded the right to print the first leaf of a book for which another printer held the right to print the remainder" (Glaister 276)
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