Medieval Practices of Space: Volume 23

by Barbara A. Hanawalt

Book Overview

Interprets space and place in the medieval era.

Interprets space and place in the medieval era.

A glance at medieval maps tells us that cartographers of the Middle Ages divided space differently than we do today. In the great mappae mundi, for instance, Jerusalem takes center stage, with an image of the crucified Christ separating one place from another. The architects of medieval cathedrals manipulated space...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816635455
• ISBN13: 9780816635450
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"