Diving In

     First on the docket: an original copy of Antonio de Molina's Instrucciones de Sacerdotes, which speaks of the need for priests, among other things, to pay close attention to the use of the church and sacred spaces. This book was published numerous times, beginning in 1609 (the BNM copy is from 1610), and it was likely highly influential for readers from the Iberian Peninsula and their brothers in the convent. The library of the Convent of San Diego en Mexico City (constructed in 1592) branded this copy, and it may have circulated around those halls.
     Fun side note: the Ex-convento de San Diego is now the Labortorio Arte Alemeda, across Alemeda Central Park from the Palacio de Belles Artes. I haven't been to the ex-convent, and I'm thinking a trip there would be well worth the super-cheap Metro ticket.
     Well, tomorrow I'm thinking manuscripts are in my cards...