Maximilianus Transilvanus’s letter, De Moluccis insulis is one of the most important historical sources on the Magellanes-Elcano expedition, born immediately after the circumnavigation of the Earth by Victória. The crew of the ship was interviewed by Maximilianus Transilvanus shortly after the docking in the port of Seville in September 1522. This interview became the basis of the letter written in Latin and sent from the royal secretary to the archbishop of Salzburg, Lang, who had already been his benefactor. The letter is the first step of the transformation of these news into information. This study does not wish to analise the text, but rather the ‘paratexts’ of the letter: a piece of sagu palm broad, a paradisea bird and spieces attached to the letter.
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Chapter Title
Texto e paratextos à volta da viagem de Fernão de Magalhães: Maximilianus Transilvanus
Authors
István Rákóczi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-467-0.10
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Publication Year
2021
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Book Title
Nel segno di Magellano tra terra e cielo
Book Subtitle
Il viaggio nelle arti umanistiche e scientifiche di lingua portoghese e di altre culture europee in un’ottica interculturale
Editors
Michela Graziani, Lapo Casetti, Salomé Vuelta García
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
492
Publication Year
2021
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© 2021 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-467-0
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-466-3
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-467-0
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919