Resumen

GARCIA, Idalia. Prosecutors and Judges books: The personal library of Domingo de Arangoiti (18th century). Investig. bibl [online]. 2012, vol.26, n.57, pp.13-76. ISSN 2448-8321.

The history of Libraries in New Spain seems to be an extensively researched topic. Actually this field of knowledge is still largely unknown despite the interest of different disciplines. This situation can be explained mostly by the lack of attention that historical evidence has generally had. These books witness the number and type of material conforming those book collections. Among these libraries the most forgotten are personal collections, but their study allows to fully understand the characteristics of written culture in the past. They also are documents which contribute to appreciate our bibliographical legacy. In this paper, we explain through one colonial library the complexity of historical sources and the enormous possibilities of information that we can extract from these testimonies.

Palabras llave : History of Libraries; Personal Libraries; Libraries in New Spain; Written culture.