Medieval Maps of the Holy Land. First Edition.

Harvey, P D A:

ISBN 10: 0712358242 / ISBN 13: 9780712358248

Published by British Library Press, 2012

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xvi 160p large format hardback with glossy moss-green jacket, like new condition, free from wear, firm binding, pages exceptionally clean and bright, clear colour map images throughout, large fold-out colour maps, free from all marks and notes, a very good copy Language: English Weight (g): 1402.

Seller Inventory # 239500

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medieval Maps of the Holy Land. First Edition.
• Publisher: British Library Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712358242
• ISBN 13: 9780712358248
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1402 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Arab World

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Synopsis

This study examines the eight known medieval regional maps of the Holy Land. Interesting, picturesque, and often colorful, these maps provide great insight into how the Holy Land was perceived by Western Europe in the age of the Crusades. Many of the surviving copies and fragments from the period are reproduced here for the first time, including three large maps that are among medieval Europe’s finest cartographic monuments.

 

In the course of this study P. D. A. Harvey, a leading historian of medieval maps, undertook detailed detective work that revealed many new discoveries, such as two maps hidden behind newer renditions, a map that was transformed into an erotic fantasy by a nineteenth-century forger, and information about the origin of a mysterious grid pattern on some of the maps. The research and illustrations presented in Medieval Maps of the Holy Land constitute an important contribution to the studies of medieval culture, early mapping, and crusading Europe.

About the Author

P. D. A. Harvey is professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Durham in England.