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Mappae Mundi
Fox M
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Description for Mappae Mundi
Paperback. Discover the cultures of Medieval and Early Modern Europe through texts, maps and images. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 146 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: AJC; GLMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1110.
This catalogue showcases some of the treasures of the University of Alberta's Map and Special Collections, as well as other U of A Libraries, particularly in terms of resources to aid in the study of the cultures of Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The curators have focused on "facsimiles," and one of the ways to view the exhibit is in terms of the art of the facsimile, from early twentieth-century black-and-white photographs to twenty-first-century colour, digital photographs on CD-ROM. A second theme is ancient book production, from the papyrus roll through the medieval parchment codex, down to the modern printed ... Read more
This catalogue showcases some of the treasures of the University of Alberta's Map and Special Collections, as well as other U of A Libraries, particularly in terms of resources to aid in the study of the cultures of Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The curators have focused on "facsimiles," and one of the ways to view the exhibit is in terms of the art of the facsimile, from early twentieth-century black-and-white photographs to twenty-first-century colour, digital photographs on CD-ROM. A second theme is ancient book production, from the papyrus roll through the medieval parchment codex, down to the modern printed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
Series
Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551951874
SKU
V9781551951874
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About Fox M
Michael Fox was Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, with a specialization in Old English and Medieval Latin. Stephen Reimer is Professor of English, Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. His teaching and research interests include Middle English language and literature, medieval mysticism, medieval romances, and ... Read more
Reviews for Mappae Mundi
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the U. of Alberta in 2008, this catalogue features entries that describe 62 medieval manuscripts or maps, with color plates included for many of them. The exhibition featured the best known examples of medieval world maps (mappa mundi) through the display of various high-quality facsimiles in the ... Read more