Mappa mundi : the Hereford world map /
"The Hereford mappa mundi is the largest and most elaborate world map surviving from before the fifteenth century. Made in the late thirteenth century at Lincoln by one Richard of Holdingham, it was then taken to Hereford, which has been its home ever since." "There has been much spec...
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
1996.
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| Summary: | "The Hereford mappa mundi is the largest and most elaborate world map surviving from before the fifteenth century. Made in the late thirteenth century at Lincoln by one Richard of Holdingham, it was then taken to Hereford, which has been its home ever since." "There has been much speculation as to the identity of the author of the map, and the purposes for which it might have been made. More than just a map, it can be seen as an encyclopaedia of distant lands, their peoples, myths and natural history, all held together within a framework of Christian belief - the figure of Christ in judgment is placed in a prominent position at the top of the map. It presents an illuminating view of the world as it appeared to a cultured and well-read person in thirteenth-century England." "In this book P.D.A. Harvey provides an authoritative interpretation of the map, based on a fresh examination of its surface, and he reveals evidence of how it was made, what it depicts and what sources the author used. Many detailed photographs, specially commissioned for the purposed, together with illustrations of other related medieval maps, accompany the text."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 58 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 57) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0802009859 9780802009852 0802079458 9780802079459 |