Renaissance Book Collecting

This Book Studies And Compares Two Sixteenth-Century Libraries. Jean Grolier''S Was A Bibliophilic Cabinet Of Fine Books. Hurtado De Mendoza''S Was A Much Larger And More Scholarly Collection; A Full Catalogue Is Provided For The First Time. Books Commissioned By Jean Grolier The Prince Of Bibliophiles Have Long Been Famous. Hurtado De Mendoza Was A Poet And Historian A Greek Scholar And Arabist. This Book Contains Valuable Information On Grolier And Hurtado De Mendoza''S Work Including Catalogues Lists Of Bindings And Indexes Of Printers Publishers Editors Commentators And Translators.