Picturing experience in the early printed book : Breydenbach's Peregrinatio from Venice to Jerusalem

Examines the creation in 1483 of the first illustrated travelogue, Peregrinatio in terram sanctam (Journey to the Holy Land), by Bernhard von Breydenbach and his artist, Erhard Reuwich of Utrecht. Focuses on the early use of the print medium to influence public opinion

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ross, Elizabeth (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press , [2014]
Subjects:
Breydenbach, Bernhard von > -1497 > Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam
Breydenbach, Bernhard von > -1497 > Travel > Palestine > Early works to 1800
Reuwich, Erhard > active 1483-1486
Breydenbach, Bernhard von / Peregrinationes in terram sanctam
Illustration
Reuwich, Erhard
Palästina
Wallfahrt
Holzschnitt
Reisebericht
Geschichte 1483
Rezensiertes Werk
Palestine > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Author Notes:Elizabeth Ross
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the pilgrims and their projectThe authority of the artist-author's view
  • Mediterranean encounters : Lady Venice, Holy Land heretics, and crusade
  • The map of the Holy Land : artist as cartographer
  • The view of Jerusalem : perspectives on a holy city.

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