AFH7395

Title

Subject

Description

In the exhibited Spanish Index, the elaborate title-page engraving designed by Juan de Herrera shows St. Peter and St. Paul within an architectural framework with personifications of Christian learning and faith. Compiled for Cardinal Antonio Zapata, this Spanish Index was the most expansive to date, listing more than 2,500 forbidden titles.

Creator

Zapata, Antonio, cardinal, 1550–1635, editor.

Source

AFH7395. Antonio Zapata, General Inquisitor of Spain (1550–1635). Novus index librorum prohibitorum et expurgatorum. Seville: Francisco de Lyra, 1632.

Relation

SpanIndex

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Latin

Type

Bibliography

Collection

"Heresy and Error": The Ecclesiastical Censorship of Books, 1400–1800

Citation

Zapata, Antonio, cardinal, 1550–1635, editor., “AFH7395,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed September 12, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1920.