The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster : describing the world in the Reformation / Matthew McLean.
The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster : describing the world in the Reformation / Matthew McLean.
The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster : describing the world in the Reformation / Matthew McLean.
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Aldershot : Ashgate, c2007.
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N940.23207/1
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English
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Physical content
378 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Sebastian Munster: a brief biography -- 2. Sixteenth-century cosmography: its sources, development and the extent of its ambitions -- 3. The Cosmographia: genesis of an idea, methods of realisation, versions of the text -- 4. From centre to periphery: the organisation, topics and content of the C...
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Publisher
Aldershot : Ashgate, c2007.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"Through this examination of Munster, his publications and scholarly networks, the conflicts and continuities between medieval scholarly traditions and the widening horizons of the sixteenth century are explored and revealed. Of interest to scholars of humanist culture, the Reformation and book history, this ambitious work throws into relief previo...
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The Cosmographia of Sebastian Münster : describing the world in the Reformation / Matthew McLean.
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St Andrews studies in Reformation history.
St. Andrews studies in Reformation history.
Includes bibliographical references.
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N940.23207/1
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74VK3R7BvdBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3R7BvdBO
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9780754658436 (hbk.) :
0754658430 (hbk.) :
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940.232072
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991023753139702626
