Portugal-Brazil: The Age of Atlantic Discoveries
Lisbon: Bertrand Editora, 1990. Gued. Slipcased. Beautiful black silk/boards. Color illustration tipped onto front cover. Gilt lettering. 270 pp. with 161 color and duotone illustrations, including 2 gatefolds. Fine interior but with light rubbing to covers and slipcase. Item #148402
ISBN: 9722505041
Text in English. Essays by Luis de Albuquerque, Charles R. Boxer, Francisco Leite de Faria, Max Justo Guedes, Francis M. Rogers, and Wilcomb E. Washburn. Published to accomany the exhibition of the same name from June to September 1990, held at The New York Public Library. Includes introductory essays on the origins of the exhibition and a title essay. The main catalogue is divided into four sections: The Art of Astronomical Navigation; Exploring the Atlantic; Portugal-Brazil: The Encounter between Two Worlds; and The Literary Impact of the Portuguese Discoveries. Includes appendices as essays: Some Notes on Science in the Age of Discoveries; The Politics of the Discoveries; a Chronology of Portuguese Discovery, 1415-1616. Beautiful images of archival material: maps, illustrations, charts, illuminated manuscripts, letters, charters, and ephemera, plus crosses, compasses, gold plates, relics and more. A beautiful catalogue of an important era in history. Each item annotated.
Price: $150.00