Publication: El legado bibliográfico de Alfredo Adolfo Camús (1817-1889) en la Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla
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2018-01-22
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La Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla conserva unos mil doscientos libros que pertenecieron a Alfredo Adolfo Camús (1817-1889), catedrático de Literatura Clásica Griega y Latina en la Universidad Central y figura clave en el mundo intelectual español del siglo XIX. En este trabajo, nos acercamos a la figura del bibliófilo erudito que fue, para pasar luego a tratar acerca de la diversidad de las evidencias materiales relativas a los libros que componen el Legado Camús. Tales evidencias, junto con otra documentación conservada en la santanderina Biblioteca Menéndez Pelayo, permiten esbozar las circunstancias por las que llegó a ingresar tal legado en la Universidad de Madrid. Hay que partir del hecho fundamental de que no todos los libros que pertenecieron a Camús forman hoy día parte de ese legado propiamente dicho. Habida cuenta de la diferencia existente entre el Legado Camús y lo que fue inicialmente su biblioteca, se consideran algunos de los criterios heurísticos posibles para la reconstrucción de la biblioteca ideal del catedrático.
The Marqués de Valdecilla Historical Library preserves about one thousand two hundred books that belonged to Alfredo Adolfo Camús (1817-1889), Professor of Classical Greek and Latin Literature at the Central University and a key figure in the Spanish intellectual world during the 19th Century. In this work, we approach the figure of the scholarly bibliophile who was, and then we will discuss the diversity of material evidence relating to the books that compose the "Legado Camús". These evidences, together with other documentation kept in the Menéndez Pelayo Library, allow us to outline the circumstances by which such a legacy came into the University of Madrid. We must start from the fundamental fact that not all the books that belonged to Camús form part of that legacy proper. Given the difference between the "Legado Camus" and what was initially his library, we propose some of the possible heuristic criteria for the reconstruction of Camus’ ideal library.
The Marqués de Valdecilla Historical Library preserves about one thousand two hundred books that belonged to Alfredo Adolfo Camús (1817-1889), Professor of Classical Greek and Latin Literature at the Central University and a key figure in the Spanish intellectual world during the 19th Century. In this work, we approach the figure of the scholarly bibliophile who was, and then we will discuss the diversity of material evidence relating to the books that compose the "Legado Camús". These evidences, together with other documentation kept in the Menéndez Pelayo Library, allow us to outline the circumstances by which such a legacy came into the University of Madrid. We must start from the fundamental fact that not all the books that belonged to Camús form part of that legacy proper. Given the difference between the "Legado Camus" and what was initially his library, we propose some of the possible heuristic criteria for the reconstruction of Camus’ ideal library.