Margaret Small

Framing the World

Classical Influences on Sixteenth-Century Geographical Thought

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Produktbeschreibung

A timely examination of the ways in which sixteenth-century understandings of the world were framed by classical theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 263
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781783275205
• ISBN-10: 1783275200
• Artikelnr.: 58033948

Autorenporträt

Margaret Small

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Renaissance, Discovery, and the Written Word: Influences on
Sixteenth-Century Geography The Classical Revival and the New Geography
Defying the Limits of the World: Frigid and Torrid Zones in
Sixteenth-Century Geography Dispelling the Boundaries of the World: Ocean
from Confine to Means of Communication Balance and Opposition: the Physical
Structure of the World A Parallel World: Harmonia Mundi, Connection and
Separation in the Western Continent Moving Boundaries: The Monstrous and
the Marvellous Conclusion: A World Made for Humans