Las Dos Princesas Sublimes ó El Subterráneo de la Gloria
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of reproductions of the Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano, which was a set of 110 small booklets illustrated by Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. The booklets, written by Heriberto Frias, tell the history of Mexico through short stories and fables, and were originally published between 1899 and 1901. This set of facsimiles, which was published in 2013 to honor the 100th anniversary of the death of Posada, also includes a decorative box for the booklets, and an additional booklet written by Helia Emma Bonilla Ryna and Marie Lecouvey that discusses the history and significance of the Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano.
Dates
- Creation: 2013
Creator
- From the Collection: Bonilla Reyna, Helia Emma (Author of introduction, etc., Person)
- From the Collection: Frías, Heriberto, 1870-1925 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Lecouvey, Marie (Author of introduction, etc., Person)
- From the Collection: Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913 (Illustrator, Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.69 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu