April 24, 2019

The Libro de los Epítomes


Did you know that the illegitimate son of Christopher Columbus made it his life's work to create the biggest library the world had ever known in the early part of the 16th century?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/10/extraordinary-500-year-old-library-catalogue-reveals-books-lost-to-time-libro-de-los-epitomes

Yeah, us neither. But check it out here.