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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781639364190
- Book Title
- Here Begins the Dark Sea : Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of the World
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Italy, Europe / Renaissance, Europe / Medieval
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-10
1639364196
ISBN-13
9781639364190
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3058378178
Product Key Features
Book Title
Here Begins the Dark Sea : Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of the World
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Europe / Italy, Europe / Renaissance, Europe / Medieval
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Small catalogs a dizzying array of Venetian innovations in this illuminating account. Small enlivens her research with personal anecdotes about her love for Venice, and moves fluidly from one topic to the next. The result is a delightful and informative cabinet of wonders., Around 1450, the Venetian government commissioned a monk named Fra Mauro to make a mappa mundi , a map of the world. His map is a circle nearly 7 feet in diameter, crammed with illustrations and annotations; the work took several years. When it was done, it was the most detailed and accurate map of the known world that anyone had yet made. Here Begins the Dark Sea is an engaging guide to Fra Mauro's times and techniques.
Synopsis
The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece--the Venetian mappa mundi-- that revolutionized how we see the world. In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro's mappamundi is the oldest and most complete Medieval map to survive into modernity. And in its time, this groundbreaking mappamundi provided the most detailed description of the known world, incorporating accurate observation, and geographic reality, urging viewers to see water and land as they really existed. Fra Mauro's map was the first in history to show that a ship could circumnavigate Africa, and that the Indian "Sea" was in fact an ocean, enabling international trade to expand across the globe. Acclaimed anthropologist Meredith F. Small reveals how Fra Mauro's mappamundi made cartography into a science rather than a practice based on religion and ancient myths. Here Begins the Dark Sea brings Fra Mauro's masterpiece to life as a work of art and a window into Venetian society and culture. In telling the story of this cornerstone of modern cartography, Small takes the reader on a fascinating journey as she explores the human urge to find our way. Here Begins the Dark Sea is a riveting testament to the undeniable impact Fra Mauro and his mappamundi have had over the past five centuries and still holds relevance today., The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece--the Venetian mappa mundi-- that revolutionized how we see the world.
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