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Mapping Insularity : A Visual History of Islands in Medieval and Early Modern Worlds
Overview
What lies behind an island? Is an island just a piece of land surrounded by water? Or is it from a cultural, symbolic, and even geographical perspective much more than that? Considering the symbolic nature of islands as a longue dur e and through the analysis of maps, texts, and historical accounts, this book explores how the depiction of insularity encodes specific meanings and analytical levels which shed light on medieval and modern worldviews.
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- ISBN-13: 9789004716452
- ISBN-10: 9004716459
- Publisher: Brill
- Publish Date: October 2024
- Dimensions: 9.19 x 6.18 x 0.34 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 124
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