Name/Title
Encompassing the globe : Portugal and the world in the 16th & 17th centuriesEntry/Object ID
N7125.E53Description
"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." -- BOOK JACKETContext
Catalog for the exhibition by the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C., organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art, June 24-Sept. 16, 2007.Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
art--africa, art--asia, art--brazil, art--portugal, colonization--history, portugal--historyLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Jay A. Levenson, Diogo Ramada Curto, Jack TurnerVolume/Number/Issue
Vol. 1Publisher
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionPlace Published
City
Washington, D.C.Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2007Call No.
N7125.E53ISBN
158834245X, 9781588342454LCCN
2007014523Notes
Length: 386General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Foreword / Anibal Cavaco Silva -- Foreword / Isabel Pires de Lima -- Foreword / Etienne Davignon and Paul Dujardin -- Foreword / Julian Raby -- Portugal and the World / Jay A. Levenson -- Portuguese Navigations / Diogo Ramada Curto -- Spices and Christians / Jack Turner -- Portugal -- Africa -- Brazil -- Indian Ocean -- China -- Japan