Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
Jesuit Collection in the Main Library, National University of Córdoba
The Main Library of the Colegio Máximo de Córdoba was the most significant bibliographical centre of the 17th and 18th centuries within the territory of presentday Argentina Founded by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus when they endowed a substantial library to the early university which gradually became an immeasurable treasure The collection contains a rich variety of subjects within the broad framework of knowledge with a logical prevalence of theological and philosophical subjects devotional books and biographies of women and men identified with the church This collection is important not only for establishing a space of knowledge for Córdoba in the 17th century but also as the founding nucleus of the country´s oldest university There are 1600 titles with 2200 volumes dating before 1767 with a database of 1253 titles accessible from the OPAC of the Biblioteca Mayor The library is within the Manzana Jesuítica a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000
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