Mappa Mundi: The Hereford World Map - Rilegato

Harvey, P. D. A.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0712304401 ISBN 13: 9780712304405

Casa editrice: The British Library Publishing Division, 1996

Riassunto

The Mappa Mundi, arguably the most famous of all medieval world maps, is now on display in Hereford Cathedral. This book was commissioned to mark the map's display in a newly-built museum, and the map is seen here in context with other detailed maps of the 12th to the 14th centuries; at that period these were a peculiarly English genre, on which recent discoveries have thrown new light. The map's origins are examined, as well as the sources for its geographical outlines, and for the wealth of information it provides. This account, intended for a general audience, is of one of the most revealing artefacts surviving from the 13th century. The book includes new photography of the map itself.

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Product Description:

London, Hereford Cathedral & The British Library, 1996, 4to (cm. 28 x 22,5) tutta tela editoriale con titoli dorati al dorso e sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp. 58 completamente illustrato da carte e mappe in nero e a colori.

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• Editore: The British Library Publishing Division
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0712304401
• ISBN 13: 9780712304405
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 64