Visit to the Public Library of the State of Jalisco

I haven't been blogging here for almost three years, but I wanted to come back and share photos of my amazing experience visiting the Historical Archives of the Juan José Arreola Public Library of the State of Jalisco in Guadalajara, México.  It took a year to do the planning for the visit, and I couldn't be more pleased.  Thanks to Ms. Carolina Bueno and the Tec. de Monterrey people who made possible this glance at the history of Mexico through the printed book. Gracias!  Here are some highlights:

1. We saw on display selected titles from the Treasure of the Mexican Indigenous languages collection.

2. We had access to the "Book Cemetery" and a brief presentation on book conservation.

3. We were shown a beautiful collection of artistic bindings of the "Don Quixote" book. Thanks to Prof. Ana María de la O Castellanos, Coordinator of the Historical Library.

4. Last but not least, a 1569 Bible printed in Latin and Hebrew. Imagine! A book printed 77 years after Columbus' Discovery.

This library is amazing, and I'd like to go back to conduct research on calligraphy and paleography now that I have my library user card and researcher credential.