Geographie et culture. La representation de l'espace du VIe au XIIe siecle (Hardcover, New Ed)

These studies aim to portray the geography and cartography of the early Middle Ages (with some reference forward to the 13th-14th centuries) from the viewpoint of cultural history; the medieval compilations are seen as witnesses to the reception of late antique learning. The author would single out two phases in this history. First, starting with the 8th century, there was a scholarly effort to codify and to rework the image of the world to suit new political contexts. The mappae mundi then popular served also for contemplation in monastic settings. Next, with the 12th century, the geography of the orbis terrarum was elaborated, on the one hand with the development of the map as a vehicle for information, on the other by the incorporation of new - and exotic - content. C'est dans une perspective d'histoire de la culture que ce recueil presente la geographie et la cartographie des premiers siecles du Moyen Age et fait quelques incursions aux les XIIIe et XIVe siecles. L'auteur tente d'examiner les compilations medievales en tant que temoignages originaux de la reception d'un heritage venu de l'Antiquite tardive. A partir du VIIIe siecle, dans le cadre d'une reflexion sur la geographie de l'Empire romain, on assiste, A la fois, A une codification scolaire et A un remodelage de l'image du monde adaptee aux nouvelles conditions politiques. Multipliees, les mappae mundi servent A la pratique de la contemplation dans les milieux monastiques. Des le XIIe siecle, la geographie de l'orbis terrarum s'enrichit dans divers milieux, tant dans ses methodes, du fait de la promotion de la carte en tant que source de connaissance, que dans ses contenus, grAcce aux contacts avec des mondes exotiques.

General

Imprint:	Variorum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Release date:	December 1997
First published:	1998
Authors:	Patrick Gautier Dalche
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86078-655-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-86078-655-2
Barcode:	9780860786559

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