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

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

Author/creator	Ross, Elizabeth, 1973-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]
Description	xv, 235 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440-1497. Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam. Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440-1497--Travel --Palestine --Early works to 1800. Reuwich, Erhard, active 1483-1486. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Palestine --Early works to 1800. Illustration of books--15th century. Christianity and other religions--Islam. Islam--Relations --Christianity. Palestine--Description and travel --Early works to 1800.

Contents	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 : artist as cartographer -- The view of Jerusalem : perspectives on a holy city.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-223) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013030230
ISBN	9780271061221 (cloth : alk. paper)

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