Palafoxian Library
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Alternative Title
Biblioteca Palafoxiana
Date
1765-1773Description
Interior of the Palafoxian Library; Located in the Casa de la Cultura, the Biblioteca Palafoxiana is a baroque-style library containing 42,000 volumes and some European and Latin American incunabula in a carved wood setting, collected by the Spanish bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza. The collection was donated to the Colegio de San Juan y San Pedro on September 5, 1646, by Palafox y Mendoza; this donation was formalized by a Royal Decree 1647 and by a Bull in 1648. The decorations and bookshelves were carved 1765-1773. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/21/2009)
Type of Work
library (building)Subject
Seventeenth century, Eighteenth century, Churrigueresque, Baroque
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only