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Between Encyclopedia and Chorography
Defining the Agency of “Cultural Encyclopedias” from a Transcultural Perspective
herausgegeben von Anna BoroffkaDuring 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.