Printing a Mediterranean World

Printing a Mediterranean World
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780674068070
ISBN-13 : 0674068076
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Book Synopsis Printing a Mediterranean World by : Sean Roberts

Download or read book Printing a Mediterranean World written by Sean Roberts and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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