Juan Polo’s library in Murcia in the middle of the XVIII Century
The profile and activities carried out by the bookseller Juan Polo during the XVIII century are analyzed through the inventory of assets and other archival sources which remained after his death. The identification and transcription of books and other minor works recorded in the inventory, and above...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Investigación Bibliotecológica: Archivonomía, Bibliotecología e Información |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21389 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://rev-ib.unam.mx/ib/index.php/ib/article/view/21389 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 18th century bookshops Murcia 18th century bookshops literary minuteness printing 18th century reading habits 18th century reading needs Librería del siglo XVIII Librería murciana del siglo XVIII Impresión de menudencias literarias Hábitos de lectura en el siglo XVIII Necesidades lectoras en el siglo XVIII |
| Sumario: | The profile and activities carried out by the bookseller Juan Polo during the XVIII century are analyzed through the inventory of assets and other archival sources which remained after his death. The identification and transcription of books and other minor works recorded in the inventory, and above all the quantity of existing copies of each title, allow us to also depict the profile of regular clients, and to assess the degree of success attained by certain publishing products. Practical, recreational or educational needs were also kept in mind in order to acknowledge easily recognizable reader’s habits. |
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