El conocimiento histórico del libro y la biblioteca novohispanos: representación de las fuentes originales

The knowledge of book and libraries in New Spain is scarce in comparision with the bibliographical and documental sources preserved in Mexico of the colonial past. Contemporary historiographic perspectives show the information wealth that can be obtained of original sources for reconstructing one cultural moment in History. Nevertheless, this approach should also impact in hereditary appraisal of documental legacy for proper safeguards. Specially if the work relates all information with previous researches for integrating a complete idea of historical reality analyzed. This work is a short critical exercise about the approaches employed in the historiography of book and library in Mexico, as well as its characteristics and tendencies