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Published by British Library (edition First Edition), 2012
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- Title
- Medieval Maps of the Holy Land
- Author
- Harvey, P. D. A.
- Publisher
- British Library (edition First Edition)
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0712358242
- ISBN 13
- 9780712358248
- Edition
- First Edition.
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 Europes 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 inMedieval Maps of the Holy Land constitute an important contribution to the studies of medieval culture, early mapping, and crusading Europe.
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About the Author
P. D. A. Harvey is professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Durham in England.
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