Mapping of power in renaissance italy, the: painted cartographic cycles in social and intellectual context
Auteur :
Rosen, Mark
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107067035
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2014
Dimensions :
26,1 x 18,7 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
810 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Challenging the belief that maps are strictly neutral or technical markers of geographic progress, this well-illustrated study investigates the symbolic and propagandistic dimensions of painted maps as products of the competitive and ambitious early modern European court culture that produced them.