Printing a Mediterranean World
Florence, Constantinople, and the Renaissance of Geography
Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance, Middle East
| Author: | Sean Roberts | ISBN: | 9780674071612 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | February 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sean Roberts |
| ISBN: | 9780674071612 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | February 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In 1482 Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over 100 folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse interleaved with lavishly engraved maps. Roberts demonstrates that the Geographia represents the moment of transition between printing and manuscript culture, while forming a critical base for the rise of modern cartography.
In 1482 Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over 100 folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse interleaved with lavishly engraved maps. Roberts demonstrates that the Geographia represents the moment of transition between printing and manuscript culture, while forming a critical base for the rise of modern cartography.
