Publication Type Journal Article
Title The Natural History of Portugal by Leonhard Thurneysser zum Thurn, ca. 1555-1556
Authors Bernardo J. Herold Thomas Horst Henrique Leitao
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Journal AGORA-ESTUDOS CLASSICOS EM DEBATE
Year 2017
Month
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Volume 19
Number
Pages 305-334
Abstract The existence of a German manuscript by Leonhard Thurneysser from Basel, started in 1555 in the house of the noble lord and Lusitanian knight Master Damiani de Goes , had fallen into the oblivion of historians for several decades. It contains reports on a number of plants and animals observed by the author during his stay in Portugal. Another very curious aspect is his description of the black Africans he met in Lisbon. In spite of the text being written in early-modern high German, most of the names of the vegetal or animal species are mentioned in Portuguese. A project for a complete transcription of the extensive text is in progress.
DOI http://dx.doi.org/
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Publisher UNIV AVEIRO
Book Title
ISSN 0874-5498
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Bibtex ID ISI:000404814000015
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