Between Encyclopedia and Chorography: Defining the Agency of “Cultural Encyclopedias” from a Transcultural Perspective

During The Early Modern Period, Regional Specified Compendia – Which Combine Information On Local Moral And Natural History, Towns And Fortifications With Historiography, Antiquarianism, Images Series Or Maps – Gain A New Agency In The Production Of Knowledge. The Publication Discusses Compilations On The Americas, Classified By Research As Chorographies, Encyclopeadias Or 'cultural Encyclopaedias', In Context With Asian And European Examples. During The Early Modern Period, Regional Specified Compendia – Which Combine Information On Local Moral And Natural History, Towns And Fortifications With Historiography, Antiquarianism, Images Series Or Maps – Gain A New Agency In The Production Of Knowledge. Via Literary And Aesthetic Practices, The Compilations Construct A Display Of Regional Specified Knowledge. In Some Cases This Display Of Regional Knowledge Is Presented As A Display Of A Local Cultural Identity And Is Linked To Early Modern Practices Of Comparing And Classifying Civilizations. At The Core Of The Publication Are Compendia On The Americas Which Research Has Described As Chorographies, Encyclopeadias Or – More Recently – 'cultural Encyclopaedias'. Studies On Asian And European Encyclopeadias, Universal Histories And Chorographies Help To Contextualize The American Examples In The Broader Field Of An Early Modern And Transcultural Knowledge Production, Which Inherits And Modifies The Ancient And Medieval Tradition. Frontmatter -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction: Regionally Specified Knowledge Compendia Between Encyclopedia And Chorography -- I Universal History, Encyclopedia, And Chorography: Early Modern Practices And Forms Of Knowledge Compilation -- The Local, The Regional, And The Universal In Knowledge Compilations: Observations On The Codex Aldenburgensis -- Encyclopedia And Dictionaries In Premodern And Early Modern Japan: Chinese Heritage And The Local Reordering Of Knowledge -- Imago Et Descriptio: Narrating Sicily In The Modern Period -- Ii Creating And Organizing New Spanish Knowledge: Early Colonial Compendia And “cultural Encyclopedias” -- Dreams And The Sacred Thresholds Of P’urhépecha Power In The Relación De Michoacán -- Constructing A Native Heritage In New Spain? Bernardino De Sahagún’s Florentine Codex (1577) As A “cultural Encyclopedia” -- Order And Organization Of Knowledge On The New World In José De Acosta’s Historia Natural Y Moral De Las Indias (1590) -- The Problem Solver: Colonial Knowledge, Authority, And The Compilation Of Natural Marvels In Juan De Cárdenas’s Problemas Y Secretos (1591) -- Iii Writing History And Depicting Knowledge: Compendia And “cultural Encyclopedias” From The Seventeenth To The Nineteenth Centuries -- Mastering The Chaos Of Cross-cultural Encounter In Andrés Pérez De Ribas’s Historia De Los Triumphos De Nuestra Santa Fee (1645) -- Jesuit Historiography And The Making Of The Kingdom Of Quito: Juan De Velasco’s Historia Del Reino De Quito (1789) -- A Mid-nineteenth-century Ethnographic Atlas Of The Tibetan World: The British Library’s Wise Collection -- Notes On The Contributors Ed. By Anna Boroffka. Issued Also In Print. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.