Mapping medieval geographies geographical (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 348 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This book explores how geographical ideas, traditions and knowledge were shaped, circulated and received in Europe during the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Lilley, Keith D. Num Pages: 348 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 266 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502. . 2016. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 333 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Mapping Medieval Geographies explores the ways in which geographical knowledge, ideas and traditions were formed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Leading scholars reveal the connections between Islamic, Christian, Biblical and Classical geographical traditions from Antiquity to the later Middle Ages and Renaissance. The book is divided into two parts: Part I focuses on the notion of geographical tradition and charts the evolution of celestial and earthly geography in terms of its intellectual, visual and textual representations; whilst Part II explores geographical imaginations; that is to say, those 'imagined geographies' that came into being as a result of everyday spatial and spiritual experience. Bringing together approaches from art, literary studies, intellectual history and historical geography, this pioneering volume will be essential reading for scholars concerned with visual and textual modes of geographical representation and transmission, as well as the spaces and places of knowledge creation and consumption.…