The German discovery of the world : Renaissance encounters with the strange and marvelous / Christine R. Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Christine R., 1971- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2008. |
| Description | x, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in early modern German history Studies in early modern German history. ^A381424 |
| 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. |
| General note | Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Johns Hopkins University. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-292) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007040673 |
| ISBN | 9780813927121 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813927129 (alk. paper) |