Engraving the savage: the New World and techniques of civilization

Introduction: White pebbles in the dark forest -- Savage marks: The scriptive techniques of early modern ethnography -- Making sense of smoke: Engraving and ornament in de Bry's America -- Flatness and protuberance: Reforming the image in Protestant print culture -- The art of scratch: Wood eng...

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Main Author: Gaudio, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis [u.a.] University of Minnesota Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:[Rezension von: Gaudio, Michael, Engraving the Savage: The New World and Techniques of Civilization] (2010) (Trembinski, Donna, 1974 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Indians (Motif) / Custom (Motif) / Print / Cognition theory / Ethnology / History 1580-1880
Further subjects:B Species Reproduction
B Prints Technique
B History 1550-1880
B Difference (Philosophy) in art
B Indians in art
B America Discovery and exploration Historiography European
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Summary:Introduction: White pebbles in the dark forest -- Savage marks: The scriptive techniques of early modern ethnography -- Making sense of smoke: Engraving and ornament in de Bry's America -- Flatness and protuberance: Reforming the image in Protestant print culture -- The art of scratch: Wood engraving and picture-writing in the 1880s
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0816648468