Art and optics in the Hereford map : an English mappa mundi, c. 1300 / Marcia Kupfer.
Pubblicazione:
New Haven : Yale university press, c2016.
Descrizione fisica:
IX, 223 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Introduction. Pt. 1. A marvel of art for the spectacle of nature: 1. An ornament for the Church 2. The draftsman's compasse and God's creation 3. Wonder. Pt. 2. Speculationes: 4. Specula 5. Speculum 6. Sion-speculatio and the multiplication of species 7. In conspectu dei. Coda: Speculum sine macula. Pt. 3. A perspectival genre: 8. Cartographic figurae 9. The specular conceit exported. Conclusion. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index of manuscripts. Index. Illustration credits
