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Art and Optics in the Hereford Map: An English Mappa Mundi, c. 1300
Marcia Kupfer
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Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 color + 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1272.
A single, monumental mappa mundi (world map), made around 1300 for Hereford Cathedral, survives intact from the Middle Ages. As Marcia Kupfer reveals in her arresting new study, this celebrated testament to medieval learning has long been profoundly misunderstood. Features of the colored and gilded map that baffle modern expectations are typically dismissed as the product of careless execution. Kupfer argues that they should rightly be seen as part of the map's encoded commentary on the nature of vision itself. Optical conceits and perspectival games formed part of the map's language of vision, were central to its commission, and shaped ... Read more
A single, monumental mappa mundi (world map), made around 1300 for Hereford Cathedral, survives intact from the Middle Ages. As Marcia Kupfer reveals in her arresting new study, this celebrated testament to medieval learning has long been profoundly misunderstood. Features of the colored and gilded map that baffle modern expectations are typically dismissed as the product of careless execution. Kupfer argues that they should rightly be seen as part of the map's encoded commentary on the nature of vision itself. Optical conceits and perspectival games formed part of the map's language of vision, were central to its commission, and shaped ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Condition
New
Weight
1272g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300220339
SKU
V9780300220339
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About Marcia Kupfer
Marcia Kupfer contributes to the study of medieval art as an independent scholar based in Washington, DC.
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