A Critical Companion to English Mappae Mundi of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

First full collection on the seven most significant English mappae mundi from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Mappae mundi (maps of the world), beautiful objects in themselves, offer huge insights into how medieval scholars conceived the world and their place within it. They are a fusion of real geographical locations with fantastical, geographic, historical, legendary and theological material. Their production reached its height in England...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783274220
• ISBN13: 9781783274222
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.6"