recent: hernando colón’s book of books: AM 377 fol.

The thickest manuscript in the Collection, Copenhagen, Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, AM 377 fol. contains summaries of around 2000 books that belonged to Hernando Colón.

“Hernando Colón’s Book of Books: AM 377 fol.” Arnamagnæan Institute Manuscript of the Month. 15 April 2019. [open access] [also in Danish translation]

One of the manuscripts in the Arnamagnæan Collection, AM 377 fol., has recently been identified as having belonged to Hernando Colón, son of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus.

Read the original post or go to the project page: “Latin Manuscripts in the Arnamagnæan Collection.”