Maps of medieval thought : the Hereford paradigm / Naomi Reed Kline
by Kline, Naomi Reed
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Woodbridge: Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell Press, 2003. Second Edition. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description: xiii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index. Contents: The circle as a conceptual device. The cosmological wheel -- The Hereford map as a conceptual device. The frame as time ; The medieval audience -- The Hereford map and its worlds. The world of animals ; The world of strange and monstrous races ; The world of Alexander ; The world of the Bible and the Crusades -- The Hereford map in cartographic context. A comparison of frameworks. Subjects: Ricardus de Bello -1278. Hereford Cathedral. Hereford world map. Hereford mappa mundi. Geography, Medieval ; Maps. Cartography History ; Maps. Art, Medieval. G�ographie m�di�vale Cartes. Wereldkaarten. The Hereford Map (kaart). Wereldbeeld. World maps ; Early works to 1800.Civilization, Medieval. Geography, Medieval ; Maps.
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- Title
- Maps of medieval thought : the Hereford paradigm / Naomi Reed Kline
- Author
- Kline, Naomi Reed
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0851159370
- ISBN 13
- 9780851159379
- Publisher
- Woodbridge: Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell Press
- Place of Publication
- Woodbridge
- Date Published
- 2003
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