Printing a Mediterranean World : : Florence, Constantinople, and the Renaissance of Geography / / Sean Roberts.
In 1482, the Florentine humanist and statesman Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over one hundred folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse, inspired by the ancient Greek geography of Ptolemy. The poem, divided into seven books (one for each day of the week the autho...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 25 halftones |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Gifts From Afar -- 1 Ptolemy in Transit -- 2 The Rebirth of Geography -- 3 Making Books, Forging Communities -- 4 Printing Tolerance and Intolerance -- Conclusion: Resurrection and Necromancy -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | In 1482, the Florentine humanist and statesman Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over one hundred folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse, inspired by the ancient Greek geography of Ptolemy. The poem, divided into seven books (one for each day of the week the author "travels" the known world), is interleaved with lavishly engraved maps to accompany readers on this journey. Sean 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. Simultaneously, the use of the Geographia as a diplomatic gift from Florence to the Ottoman Empire tells another story. This exchange expands our understanding of Mediterranean politics, European perceptions of the Ottomans, and Ottoman interest in mapping and print. The envoy to the Sultan represented the aspirations of the Florentine state, which chose not to bestow some other highly valued good, such as the city's renowned textiles, but instead the best example of what Florentine visual, material, and intellectual culture had to offer. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674068070 9783110317350 9783110317121 9783110317114 9783110374889 9783110374902 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
DOI: | 10.4159/harvard.9780674068070 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sean Roberts. |