Printing a Mediterranean World

Printing a Mediterranean World
Author: Sean Roberts
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674068076


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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.


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Pages: 336
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-26 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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