Bibliograph

The German discovery of the world, renaissance encounters with the strange and marvelous, Christine R. Johnson

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The German discovery of the world, renaissance encounters with the strange and marvelous, Christine R. Johnson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The German discovery of the world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Christine R. Johnson

Series statement

Studies in early modern German history

Sub title

renaissance encounters with the strange and marvelous

Table Of Contents

There and back again: the travelers' tales -- Plotting the discoveries: the cosmographies -- Accounting for the discoveries: the commercial correspondence -- Too rich for German blood? The spice trade as an economic, moral, and medical threat -- The sorrows of young Welser: the commercial misfortunes

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