Original Wraps. 8vo. 199 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In Spanish. 'The Secret of Penaranda; the Judeo-Converso Universe and the Library of Barcarrota in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. ' Francisco de Penaranda, a physician and crypto-Jew, who fled the inquisition and left behind his personal library of works banned by the inquisition (gems of Spanish literature and medical writings) hidden in a wall, which was only recently uncovered (1992) ; this is an authoritative history of the physician, his family, and the 'Barcarrota' library, extensively drawing of legal documents, inquisition and church records of the period. Subjects: Marrano physicians - Spain - Extremadura - History - 16th century. Marrano physicians - Spain - Extremadura - History - 17th century. Marranos - Spain - Extremadura - Genealogy. Peñaranda, Francisco de, approximately 1488- - Family. Near fine. Very clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (SEF-51-50)