At first, I simply searched the name of the book, “Newes Itinerarium Italiae”. The books that came up had only limited connections or similarities to my book. Therefore, I proceeded to search the contents of the book, to check if they mentioned my book. I did this by searching variations of the title in the…
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The research for this task was quite complicated in the beginning, because I tried to use Alice in a “learning-by-doing” way, and didn’t fully get the system at first. After experimenting a bit and changing the topics, brains, etc. I developed a work flow and was able to do my research more precisely. I mainly used…
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The book is titled: Newes itinerarium italiae. This translates to new itinerary (trough) Italy. It gives a presentiment that the book is a travel guide about Italy. Since the book is supposed about architecture, I guess that it is a travel guide about the different architecture of Italy and its villages, cities and regions. The…
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The full title of the book indicates that this book is not only a travel guide for people who would like to visit Italy, it should be read as travel literature because the book also described the country’s morals and customs, spiritual and political and buildings that are worth seeing. The book have 3 list…
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As the title already connotates, Joseph Furttenbach’s „Newes Itinerarium Italiae“ (1627) displays an early version of a travel guide, a collection of the nicest places in Italy. It seems to be written for Furttenbach’s peers; people who are interested in travelling or for those who want to get to know Italy’s most beautiful places. After the…
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I chose these pages for their beautiful illustrations. The text is printed on thin yellowish paper which is bound with carton covered in cloth.
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Newes Itinerarium Italiae – Joseph Furttenbach