Biblioteca Complutense

Engravings

 

The Historical Library has a small but remarkable collection of prints, both as loose prints books with collections of prints, which must be added the thousands of engravings that appear in the numerous books with illustrations. Our library has undertaken the task of narrative and its incorporation into the database swans, with possible consultation, in addition to the general catalogue, in the special catalogue of engravings.

The loose collection of prints of several hundred, is representative mainly recorded in Spanish eighteenth century examples exist of the best engravers who worked for the Royal Calcografía: Manuel Salvador Carmona, Fernando Selma, Enguidanos Lopez, Gomez Navia, Butcher And so on. Also significant is the collection of prints of the nineteenth century.

Among the books of engravings underlines the complete collection of works by Piranesi, the Disasters of War by Goya, museum collections, examples of French rococo, and other pieces of undoubted interest. The Library of the Faculty of Fine Arts has also an important collection of Japanese prints books by authors such as Hokusai and other artists of ukiyo-e.