The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world...
The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world...
The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world's greatest library / Edward Wilson-Lee.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2019.
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Call Numbers
G 2019/1713
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
401 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: Seville, 12 July 1539 -- The sorcerer's apprentice. The return from Ocean ; In the chamber of clean blood ; The book of prophecies ; Rites of passage ; A knowledge of night -- A language of pictures. Shoes & ships & sealing wax ; The world city ; The architecture of order ; An empire of di...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2019.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
While his father sailed across the ocean to explore the boundaries of the known world, Hernando Colón sought to surpass Columbus's achievements by building a library that would include "all books, in all languages and on all subjects." He spent his life travelling-- first to the New World with his father in 1502, surviving through shipwreck and a...
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Full title
The catalogue of shipwrecked books : Christopher Columbus, his son, and the quest to build the world's greatest library / Edward Wilson-Lee.
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Notes
General note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by William Collins"-- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-375) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/1713
Record Identifier
74VKVBXrx4Ld
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBXrx4Ld
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ISBN
1982111399 (hardback)
9781982111397 (hardback)
DDC
010.92 B
MMS ID
991024240409702626
