古地図に見る権力、プロパガンダ、芸術 Magnificent Maps : Power, Propaganda and Art

Barber, Peter/ Harper, Tom

British Library Board（2010/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 176 p.／サイズ 80 colour illus.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780712350921
• DDC分類 912.074421

基本説明

This book takes the best surviving examples to re-establish manuscript, painted and mural maps as a major cultural medium particularly in early modern Europe by illustrating the settings in which they were displayed and discussing the background and purpose of individual examples.

Full Description

Display maps have had a significant impact throughout history, yet since extremely few have survived this has not always been fully appreciated. These often magnificent maps, expressing an enormous variety of differing world views, used size and beauty to convey messages of status and power. This book takes the best surviving examples to re-establish manuscript, painted and mural maps as a major cultural medium particularly in early modern Europe by illustrating the settings in which they were displayed and discussing the background and purpose of individual examples. Sourced from one of the greatest map collections in the world, many of these visual delights will be completely new even to experts.