Word and image in a Renaissance travel-book Christopher (Kryštof ) Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice Journey from the Kingdom of Bohemia to the Holy  Cover Image

Slovo a obraz v renesančním cestopise (Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic: Cesta z Království českého do Země Svaté)
Word and image in a Renaissance travel-book Christopher (Kryštof ) Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice Journey from the Kingdom of Bohemia to the Holy

Author(s): Danuše Kšicová
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Ústav svetovej literatúry, Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Daniil; Christopher (Kryštof) Harant; Holy Land: Egypt; Woodcuts; Word; Drawing; Comparison;

Summary/Abstract: Travels to the Holy Land are the theme of a specific type of travel-book with regard to their sacred mission. Their transformations are demonstrated on a comparison of the Russian medieval pilgrimage described by Prior Daniil (1104-07) and the most famous Czech Renaissance travel-book by the nobleman, diplomat and musician Christopher Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (1598). His work is notable for a number of his own illustrations, related to medieval miniatures that accompanied the most popular medieval travel book Milion by Marco Polo or the equally popular medieval bestiaries. However, they have significant Information value, enriching the semantics of the text.

  • Issue Year: II/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 3-19
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Czech