The Representations of the Overseas World in the De Bry Collection of Voyages, 1590-1634 (Library of the Written Word) (Library of the Written Word, The Handpress World)

This book deals with the "De Bry Collection of Voyages", one of the most monumental publications of Early Modern Europe. It analyzes the textual and iconographic changes the De Bry publishing family made to travel accounts describing Asia, Africa and the New World. It discusses this editorial strategy in the context of the publishing industry around 1600, investigating the biography of the De Brys, the publications of the Frankfurt firm, and the making of the collection, as well as its reception by Iberian inquisitors and seventeenth-century readers across the Old World. The book draws on a wide variety of primary sources, and is hence important for historians, book historians, and art historians interested in the development of Europe's overseas empires. This Volume Deals With The De Bru Collection Of Voyages. It Analyses The Textual And Iconographic Changes The De Bry Publishing Family Made To Travel Accounts Describing Asia, Africa And The New World. Also, It Discusses This Editorial Strategy In The Context Of The Publishing Industry Around 1600. 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 Seventeenth Century. By Michiel Van Groesen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [523]-549) And Index. This volume deals with the De Bry collection of voyages, one of the most monumental publications of Early Modern Europe. It analyzes the textual and iconographic changes the De Bry publishing family made to travel accounts describing Asia, Africa and America.