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Mapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their World (The British Library Studies in Map History, V. 1)

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 | #6855668 in Books |  1998-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.25 x7.25 x.75l, | File type: PDF | 210 pages

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||12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| For the serious student|By A Customer|This is for the serious student of cartography and/or the middle ages, not for the person with a casual interest. The book is different from others in that it also describes the context of the maps - the manuscripts of which the maps were usually a small part. Therefore it more clearly shows the intent of the medieval writers and the pu

Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quaint, amusing and simply wrong. This text studies these maps differently, showing that the medieval world view, as expressed in maps, was not only a matter of measuring space, but of placing the Earth in a philosophical and religious setting. A major component of this setting was the passage of time, and many medieval maps show a narrative of human spiritual development: creation, the giving of the law, the coming of ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Mapping Time and Space: How Medieval Mapmakers Viewed Their World (The British Library Studies in Map History, V. 1)   |  Evelyn Edson. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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