Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus and author of the first published account of a voyage to the New World, was also the owner of one of the largest private libraries assembled during the Renaissance and the most important early collection of prints. Although the collection has vanished, about half of it has been reconstructed by Mark McDonald from information found in a detailed inventory that survives in Seville. This beautifully produced book catalogues 110 of the most significant prints in Columbus's collection. The introductory chapters discuss Columbus's life and work and show how the reconstruction of his collection has radically transformed our understanding of the print industry in Renaissance Europe.
- ISBN10 0714126446
- ISBN13 9780714126449
- Publish Date 7 February 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 February 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint British Museum Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English