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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787192803321

Autore

Ross Elizabeth <1973->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-271-06494-3

0-271-06427-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

915.69404/33

Soggetti

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - Palestine

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Illustration of books - 15th century

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Palestine Description and travel Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the pilgrims and their project -- The authority of the artist-author's view -- Mediterranean encounters : Lady Venice, Holy Land heretics, and crusade -- The map of the Holy Land : art-making as cartography -- The view of Jerusalem : perspectives on a holy city.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--Provided by publisher.