Transforming Europe in the Images of the World, 1110-1500

Fuzzy Geographies

AvNatalia Petrovskaia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

This book examines the wide and important geographical tradition that arose from the description of the world in the 'Imago mundi' – a medieval encyclopedic bestseller, almost unrivalled in popularity from its composition in the 1110s well into the age of print.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-27
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Knowledge Communities
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Pallas Publications
ISBN:9789048563166

Utforska kategorier

Historisk geografi inom Historia och arkeologi
Medeltiden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Natalia I. Petrovskaia holds MA, MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge. She is currently Assistant Professor in Celtic at Utrecht University. This book is the result of her recent NWO Veni Project, ‘Defining Europe in Medieval European Geographical Discourse’.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures, List of Tables, Acknowledgments, List of Abbreviations,Introduction: Starting Out. 'Europes', Hippogriffs, and Mathematics, Part I: An Introduction to the Imago Mundi tradition, Chapter 1. Understanding the World. An Overview of the Imago mundi, Chapter 2. Translating Knowledge. An Introduction to the Imago Mundi Family, Part II. Modes of Reading Geography, Chapter 3. Time. Authority and Archaism, Chapter 4. Space. Geographical Regions as Fuzzy Sets, Chapter 5. Movement. The Hodoeporical Descriptive Technique, Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead, Appendices, Bibliography,Manuscripts, Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Electronic Resources.