[PDF.85uj] Fra Mauro's Mappa mundi and Fifteenth-Century Venice (TERRARUM ORBIS)

Fra Mauro's Mappa mundi and Fifteenth-Century Venice (TERRARUM ORBIS)

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 | #4475227 in Books |  2011-05-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.90 x1.20 x8.40l,4.10 | File type: PDF | 470 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Completing the story|By Jim Siebold|This book provides the "rest of the story" by explaining the context in which Fra Mauro created his master piece world map. I have seen it in Venice and this book, along with Piero Falchetta's extensive book on the map itself completes the definitive story.|About the Author|Angelo Cattaneo holds a Ph.D. in History from the European University Institute in Florence. His current research focuses on Venice in the fifteenth century, especially its diverse and multi-layered culture, its reception of Ptolemy's Geography,

Fra Mauro's mappamundi, drawn around 1450 in the monastery of San Michele on Murano in the lagoon of Venice, is among the most relevant compendia of knowledge of the Earth and the Cosmos of the fifteenth century. By examining literary, visual, textual and archival evidences, some long considered lost, this book places the map within the larger context of Venetian culture in the fifteenth century. It provides a detailed analysis of both its main sources (auctores veteres ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Fra Mauro's Mappa mundi and Fifteenth-Century Venice (TERRARUM ORBIS)   |  Gabriela Roxana Cattaneo. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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