Maja Kominko (University of Oxford)

Broschiertes Buch

The World of Kosmas

Beschreibung

Focusing on the Christian Topography, a sixth-century illustrated treatise, this book discusses the creation of the Christian cosmography, the reception of ancient science in late antiquity, and the ways in which Christians navigated the contradictions between 'secular' and 'religious' sources, both written and visual.

Autor

Maja Kominko manages the cultural portfolio of the Arcadia Fund, a foundation working for endangered culture and nature. She has studied, taught and researched at universities in Poland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United States and Sweden. Her published articles cover a range of subjects from late antique intellectual history, art history and cartography, to cultural exchange in medieval period in Levant, particularly as documented in illustrated Syriac manuscripts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 423
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 168mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9781108816373
• ISBN-10: 1108816371
• Artikelnr.: 59506323