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'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most
critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed
by misery, disease and unrest. A cool observer, without prejudice
or excitement Tafur noted the symptoms of decay.' Sunday Times.
This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first
complete translation of Tafur in any language.
The book includes the results of the research conducted by the
author on the Nuremberg Malefactors' Books, more specifically of
crime, punishment and execution as reflected in the official and
private records of Nuremberg during the centuries when it was a
free Imperial city.
'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than
that of Staden.' Sunday Times 'The present translation of his
adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome
original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available
to a larger public...'New Statesman The first part of the book is a
straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The
second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinamba,
their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike
undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In-depth
information is given on rites and ceremonies (those on cannibalism
are not for the faint-hearted reader), government and laws and
religious observances. Facsimiles of woodcuts.
'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most
critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed
by misery, disease and unrest. A cool observer, without prejudice
or excitement Tafur noted the symptoms of decay.' Sunday Times.
This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first
complete translation of Tafur in any language.
'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than
that of Staden.' Sunday Times
'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian
cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included,
now make Staden's story available to a larger public...'New
Statesman
The first part of the book is a straightforward account of the
author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed
treatise on the customs of the Tupinamba, their polity, trade,
religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora
and fauna of the country. In-depth information is given on rites
and ceremonies (those on cannibalism are not for the faint-hearted
reader), government and laws and religious observances.
Facsimiles of woodcuts.
The book includes the results of the research conducted by the
author on the Nuremberg Malefactors' Books, more specifically of
crime, punishment and execution as reflected in the official and
private records of Nuremberg during the centuries when it was a
free Imperial city.
This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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