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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

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      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

      All rights reserved

      Printed in Singapore by Tien Wah

      Press Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press,

      University Park, PA 16802-1003

      The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses.

      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

       List of Illustrations

       Acknowledgments

       Note on Editions and Folio Numbers

       CHAPTER 1

       Introduction: The Pilgrims and Their Project

       CHAPTER 2

       The Authority of the Artist-Author’s View

       CHAPTER 3

       Mediterranean Encounters: Lady Venice, Holy Land Heretics, and Crusade

       CHAPTER 4

       The Map of the Holy Land: Artist as Cartographer

       CHAPTER 5

       The View of Jerusalem: Perspectives on a Holy City

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Index

      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

       Erhard Reuwich, first opening of Peregrinatio Latin, fols. 1v–2r. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Zi +156, Copy 2.

       FIGURE 5

       Votive relief of Bernhard von Breydenbach and Philipp von Bicken, 1484, Mainz Cathedral Cloister. Photo: author.

       FIGURE 6

       Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet, Romani Family, c. 1475–80, drypoint. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

       FIGURE 7

       Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet, Turkish Rider, c. 1490, drypoint. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

       FIGURE 8

       Erhard Reuwich, Janissary Turks from Peregrinatio Latin, fol. 154r. Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, Inc. IV 98.

       FIGURE 9

       Saint Martin from Diether von Isenburg’s Agenda Moguntinensis, 1480, color metalcut with hand-coloring on vellum, fol. 38r. Reproduced by courtesy of the University Librarian and Director, The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester, 10648.

      

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