Buy this book on-line Serrano Mangas, Fernando : EL SECRETO DE LOS PEÑARANDA: EL UNIVERSO JUDEOCONVERSO DE LA BIBLIOTECA DE BARCARROTA, SIGLO XVI Y XVIIHuelva; Universidad De Huelva, 2004
Original Wraps. 8vo. 199 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In Spanish. 'The Secret of Penaranda; the Judeo-Converso Universe and the Library of Barcarrota in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. ' Francisco de Penaranda, a physician and crypto-Jew, who fled the inquisition and left behind his personal library of works banned by the inquisition (gems of Spanish literature and medical writings) hidden in a wall, which was only recently uncovered (1992) ; this is an authoritative history of the physician, his family, and the 'Barcarrota' library, extensively drawing of legal documents, inquisition and church records of the period. Subjects: Marrano physicians - Spain - Extremadura - History - 16th century. Marrano physicians - Spain - Extremadura - History - 17th century. Marranos - Spain - Extremadura - Genealogy. Peñaranda, Francisco de, approximately 1488- - Family. Near fine. Very clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (SEF-51-50) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Serrano Mangas, Fernando : EL SECRETO DE LOS PEÑARANDA: EL UNIVERSO JUDEOCONVERSO DE LA BIBLIOTECA DE BARCARROTA, SIGLO XVI Y XVII. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, livres illustrées, collectables, libri rari and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |