Title: The book of prophecies edited by Christopher Columbus /
Authors: Columbus, Christopher; Rusconi, Roberto
Publisher: University of California Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher Religion.; America Discovery and exploration Spanish Early works to 1800.
Contents: Christopher Columbus in Spain between the third and fourth voyages -- The redaction of the Book of Prophecies -- The history of the manuscript -- Studies of the manuscript and editions of the text -- The draft of the letter to Ferdinand and Isabella and the purpose of the collection of texts -- Augustine's Opuscula plurima and Columbus's conception of history -- Christopher Columbus and Scripture -- The anthology of the works of Pierre d'Ailly: from geography to eschatology -- Gorricio's collaboration in the redaction of the Book of Prophecies -- The Bible and the myth of the islands -- Evangelization and eschatology -- The conversion of the people of Israel -- Christopher Columbus, Joachim of Fiore, and Iberian political messianism -- The "prophecy" of Seneca and astronomical almanacs -- The manuscript of the Book of Prophecies -- The handwriting -- Criteria used in the edition.