Medieval Maps of the Holy Land - Rilegato

Harvey, P. D. A.

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ISBN 10: 0712358242 ISBN 13: 9780712358248

Casa editrice: British Library Board, 2012

Riassunto

This study examines the eight known medieval regional maps of the Holy Land. Interesting, picturesque, and often colorful, these maps provide great insight into how the Holy Land was perceived by Western Europe in the age of the Crusades. Many of the surviving copies and fragments from the period are reproduced here for the first time, including three large maps that are among medieval Europe’s finest cartographic monuments.In the course of this study P. D. A. Harvey, a leading historian of medieval maps, undertook detailed detective work that revealed many new discoveries, such as two maps hidden behind newer renditions, a map that was transformed into an erotic fantasy by a nineteenth-century forger, and information about the origin of a mysterious grid pattern on some of the maps. The research and illustrations presented inMedieval Maps of the Holy Land constitute an important contribution to the studies of medieval culture, early mapping, and crusading Europe.

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L'autore:

P. D. A. Harvey is professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Durham in England.

Product Description:

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. 160 pages; Physical description; xvi, 160 p., [3] folded leaves of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., maps ; 32 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; The historical background -- The literary background -- The cartographic background -- Maps of the Holy Land -- The Ashburnham Libri map -- The Tournai map -- The Oxford map of Matthew Paris -- The Acre map of Matthew Paris, mid-13th century -- The earlier large Burchard map, circa 1300 -- The grid maps, 1320-1339 -- The later larger Burchard maps, 14th to early 15th century -- The small Burchard map, mid-14th century -- Conclusion.Summary; Neglected since the 1890s, the eight medieval regional maps of the Holy Land that are known to have existed are interesting, picturesque and mostly colourful. Many of the surviving copies and fragments are reproduced here for the first time, including three large maps that are among medieval Europe's finest cartographic monuments. Painstaking detective work on the manuscripts reveals much that is new: two maps lurking behind others drawn over them, a map changed into an erotic fantasy by a nineteenth-century forger, the origin of the mysterious grid pattern on some of the maps and much else. This beautifully produced large-format book is an important contribution to our understanding of medieval culture, early mapping and crusading Europe. Subjects; Scales differ. Bible lands - Historical geography - Maps. Civilization, Medieval - Maps. Geography, Medieval - Maps. Medieval Palestine - Maps - Early works to 1800. Middle East - History - Maps.

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• Editore: British Library Board
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0712358242
• ISBN 13: 9780712358248
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 160