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Información, cultura y sociedad

Print version ISSN 1514-8327On-line version ISSN 1851-1740

Abstract

GARCIA, Idalia. The historic knowledge of new spain book and library: representation of original sources. Inf. cult. soc. [online]. 2007, n.17, pp.69-96. ISSN 1514-8327.

The knowledge of book and libraries in New Spain is scarce in comparision with the bibliographical and documental sources preserved in Mexico of the colonial past. Contemporary historiographic perspectivesshow the information wealth that can be obtained of original sources for reconstructing one cultural moment in History. Nevertheless, this approach should also  impact in hereditary appraisal of documental legacy for proper safeguards. Specially if the work relates all information with previous researches for integrating a complete idea of historical reality analyzed. This work is a short critical exercise about the approaches employed in the historiography of book and library in Mexico, as well as its characteristics and tendencies.

Keywords : Book History; Libraries History; Rare Books; inventories; México.

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