Encompassing the globe : Portugal and the world in the 16th & 17th centuries / edited by Jay A. Levenson ; with contributions by Diogo Ramada Curto and Jack Turner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, ©2007.Description: 3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780934686044 (v. 1 : pbk.)
  • 0934686041 (v. 1 : pbk.)
  • 9780934686068 (v. 2 : pbk.)
  • 0934686068 (v. 2 : pbk.)
  • 9780934686075 (v. 3 : pbk.)
  • 0934686076 (v. 3 : pbk.)
  • 9781588342454 (hardcover)
  • 158834245X (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Encompassing the globe.DDC classification:
  • 910.9469/09031 22
LOC classification:
  • G282 .E53 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
v. 1. [without special title] -- v. 2. Reference catalogue -- v. 3. Essays.
Review: "The Portuguese voyages brought about a dramatic revolution; they were the first real interaction among the cultures of the world in modern times and led to the creation of strikingly beautiful and highly original works of art. This incredible collection of images, drawn from a new Smithsonian exhibition, features more than 250 full-color reproductions of paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, maps, early books, and many other extraordinary creations from museums and private holdings around the world. Essays by leading authorities shed new light on the period, especially on the motivations behind Portuguese expansion, including the remarkable story of the search for Eastern spices. Altogether, this book offers an unforgettable insight into a new world during its formation."--Jacket.
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition, June 24-September 16, 2007, organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-382) and index.

v. 1. [without special title] -- v. 2. Reference catalogue -- v. 3. Essays.

"The Portuguese voyages brought about a dramatic revolution; they were the first real interaction among the cultures of the world in modern times and led to the creation of strikingly beautiful and highly original works of art. This incredible collection of images, drawn from a new Smithsonian exhibition, features more than 250 full-color reproductions of paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, maps, early books, and many other extraordinary creations from museums and private holdings around the world. Essays by leading authorities shed new light on the period, especially on the motivations behind Portuguese expansion, including the remarkable story of the search for Eastern spices. Altogether, this book offers an unforgettable insight into a new world during its formation."--Jacket.