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PICTURING EXPERIENCE IN
THE EARLY PRINTED BOOK
PICTURING EXPERIENCE IN THE EARLY PRINTED BOOK
Breydenbach’s Peregrinatio from Venice to Jerusalem
ELIZABETH ROSS
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS,
UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
For my mom and dad,
HOLLY WEINER ROSS AND DAVID BENNET ROSS,
with love and gratitude
THIS BOOK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A COLLABORATIVE GRANT FROM THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ross, Elizabeth, 1973– author.
Picturing experience in the early printed book : Breydenbach’s Peregrinatio from Venice to Jerusalem / Elizabeth Ross.
p. cm
Summary: “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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-271-06122-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Breydenbach, Bernhard von, –1497. Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam.
2. Breydenbach, Bernhard von, –1497—Travel—Palestine—Early works to 1800.
3. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages—Palestine—Early works to 1800.
4. Palestine—Description and travel—Early works to 1800.
5. Reuwich, Erhard, active 1483–1486.
6. Illustration of books—15th century.
7. Christianity and other religions—Islam.
8. Islam—Relations—Christianity.
I. Title.
DS106.B78R67 2014
915.69404’33—dc23
2013030230
Copyright © 2014 The Pennsylvania State University
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It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992.
CONTENTS
Note on Editions and Folio Numbers
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
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
GATEFOLD
Erhard Reuwich, Map of the Holy Land with View of Jerusalem from Peregrinatio Latin, hand-colored woodcut on vellum, fols. 143v–148r. Photo © The British Library Board, C.14.c.13. All rights reserved 2014.
FIGURE 1
Erhard Reuwich, View of Venice from Peregrinatio Latin, hand-colored woodcut, fols. 13v–20r. The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford, Arch. B c.25.
FIGURE 2
Erhard Reuwich, frontispiece from Peregrinatio Latin, fol. 1v. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Zi +156, Copy 2.
FIGURE 3
Erhard Reuwich, printer’s mark from Peregrinatio Latin, fol. 163v. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Zi +156, Copy 2.
FIGURE 4
