A presença de livros portugueses em bibliotecas privadas de Lima no século XVII

Abstract

Among the studies on private libraries in Peru in the Modern Age, there are no studies focusing on the circulation of books by Portuguese authors or printed in Portugal. This article therefore proposes a comparative approach to the subject, considering two topics: the complexity of the circulation of books between Lisbon, Seville and Lima; and the presence of books by Portuguese authors in Peru printed in Lisbon. For this purpose, we will use general inventories of booksellers and records of books in the fleets, as well as primary sources: inventories of goods in the context of proceedings of the Court of the Holy Office and private epistolary writings of Portuguese merchants. We will also use Portuguese guides to works printed in Portugal in the 16th and 17th centuries and the catalog of existing books in the National Library of Portugal.