The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval Travel

Herausgeber: Bork, Robert; Kann, Andrea

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This sixth volume in the AVISTA series considers medieval travel from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, placing the physical practice of transportation in the larger context of medieval thought about the world and its meaning. The papers included cover vehicle design and logistical management, the practicalities of how travellers oriented themselves, and the symbolism of the landscapes and maps created in the Middle Ages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781138259874
• ISBN-10: 113825987X
• Artikelnr.: 57047397

Autorenporträt

Robert Bork is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa; Andrea Kann is a visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: the art
science
and technology of medieval travel
Robert Bork and Andrea Kann; Part I Medieval Vehicles and Logistics: Carolingian military operations: an introduction to technological perspectives
Bernard S. Bachrach; Everything is a compromise: Mediterranean ship design
13th to 16th centuries
John E. Dotson; From carriage to coach: what happened?
Julian Munby; Caister castle
Norfolk
and the transport of brick and other building materials in the Middle Ages
David H. Kennett. Part II Medieval Travel and the Arts: Pilgrims and portals in late medieval Siena
Michelle Duran-McLure; The strange lands of Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Anne McClanan; Spiritual pilgrimage in the Psalter of Bonne of Luxembourg
Annette Lermack. Part III Medieval Maps and their Uses: Mapping the macrocosm: Christian Platonist thought behind medieval maps and plans
Nigel Hiscock; Informal catechesis and the Hereford Mappa Mundi
Dan Terkla; The Gough Map: Britain's oldest road map
or a statement of empire?
Nick Millea; Petrarch's journey between 2 maps
Evelyn Edson. Part IV Medieval Navigational Instruments: Medieval tools of navigation: an overview
Richard A. Paselk; Astrolabes and medieval travel
Sara Schechner. Index.