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This was followed by the printing of Garcia da Orta's Colóquios dos simples e drogas he cousas medicinais da Índia on 10 April 1563 by João de Endem. In 1568, the first illustrated cover page (the illustration being done with the relief technique of woodblock) was printed in Goa for the book Constituciones do Arcebispado de Goa.
Title page of Garcia da Orta's Colóquios.Goa, 1563. The art of printing first entered India through St. Paul's College in Goa. In a letter to St. Ignatius of Loyola, dated 30 April 1556, Father Gasper Caleza speaks of a ship carrying a printing press, setting sail from Portugal to Abyssinia (current-day Ethiopia) via Goa, with the purpose of helping missionary work.
Goa was the first place in Asia to have a printing press, which was brought by the Jesuits in 1556. [1] Nearly all of Goan literature before that time is known to have been destroyed by the Portuguese during the imposition of Inquisition. Goa's Portuguese colonial rulers can hardly
1556 – pt:João Nunes Barreto, the Patriarch of Abyssinia (roughly corresponding to the current-day Ethiopia) introduces the printing press to Goa; situated at the Jesuit College of Saint Paul at Old Goa, it is the first in all of Asia. The first book published that year is the Conclusiones Philosophicas.
The Goa Section is on the fourth floor of the library. It has over 3864 collection of rare books among which the Goa section includes 2253 books and the law section includes 1611 books. This section has a good collection of books specifically on Goan history. This section provides reference services, photocopying of documents and information ...
The present-day state of Goa was established in 1987. [1] Goa is India's smallest state by area.It shares a lot of similarities with Indian history, especially with regard to colonial influences and a multi-cultural aesthetic.
Title page of Garcia de Orta's Colóquios first edition, from the first printing press in India at Saint Paul's College, Goa, on 10 April 1563, by João de Endem. Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (Portuguese: Colóquios dos Simples e Drogas e Coisas Medicinais da Índia) [a] is a work of great originality published in Goa on 10 April 1563 by Garcia de Orta, a Portuguese Jewish ...
He completed his thesis in 1963 and about 10 years later, he self-published it as a book, titled, An Outline of Pre-Portuguese History of Goa. The book covers the history of Goa, including the early settlers, Bhoja kings, the Silaharas, the Kadamba dynasty, Vijayanagara Empire, Adil Shahi rule, ending with the Portuguese conquest of Goa. [18]