ISBN |
9789004164499 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Author |
Groesen, Michiel van |
Title |
The representations of the overseas world in the De Bry collection of voyages (1590-1634) / by Michiel van Groesen |
Publisher |
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 |
Physical desc. |
xiii, [1], 563, [2] p. ; ill. (b&w) ; 25 cm. |
Series |
Library of the written word The handpress world 2 |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [523]-549) and index |
Contents |
Introduction. -- Opening up new worlds: sixteenth-century travel literature and collections of voyages. -- From goldsmiths to publishers: the transformation of the De Bry family. -- A prosperous publishing house: the De Brys as booksellers in Frankfurt and Oppenheim. -- The making of the collection of voyages. -- Plants and animals: the natural world in the De Bry Collection. -- Native inhabitants: physical appearances and identities. -- From gods to idols: the expansion of heathendom. -- Different representations for different readerships: Christianity reflected. -- The impact of censorship: the Index Librorum Expurgatorum and other indices. -- Selling, purchasing, and borrowing: towards an understanding of readership. -- The impact of the De Bry collection: travel literature and travel compendia in the seventeeth century. -- Conclusion. --Appendices. |
Person as subject |
Bry, Theodor de -- 1528-1598 -- Collection of voyages |
Bry, Johann Israel de -- d. 1611 |
Bry, Johann Theodor de -- 1561-1623? |
Corporate name |
Theodor de Bry (Firm) |
Subject |
Voyages and travels |
Travelers’ writings, European -- History and criticism |
Publishers and publishing -- Europe -- History |
Publishers and publishing -- Netherlands -- History |
Censorship -- Europe -- History |
Africa -- Description and travel -- Historiography |
America -- Description and travel -- Historiography |
Asia -- Description and travel -- Historiography |