Historia Rerum Ubique Gestarum

Historia Rerum Ubique Gestarum.
Publisher: Testimonio, 1991.
Limited facsimile edition with book study by Antonio Ramírez de Verger, copy 242/980.
Notarial certificate enclosed.
Leather binding. With gray velvet case.
Measurements: 49 x 33 x 13 cm (case).

Historia Rerum Ubique Gestarum, published in 1991 by V Centenario y Testimonio Compañía Editorial, is a careful facsimile edition that faithfully reproduces the copy preserved in the Biblioteca Colombina of Seville, notable for containing handwritten annotations by Christopher Columbus himself. This work is a valuable source for understanding the Admiral's geographical and cultural vision before his voyages, as it is a description of Asia that profoundly influenced his project of navigation to the West.

The edition consists of two volumes: the facsimile, including 110 folios plus a loose leaf, bound in leather with dry embossing and gilt metal ornaments on the covers, which gives it a luxury finish and the character of a collector's item. The study volume is in paperback and presents a translation and analysis by Antonio Ramírez de Verger, professor at the University of Seville.

Both volumes are presented in a slipcase and preservation box, which guarantees their protection and durability. The edition was produced in a limited edition of 980 copies numbered before a notary public. This work is of great interest to historians, bibliophiles and scholars of medieval geographical thought and of the documentary antecedents of the discovery of America.