{"product_id":"a-mapmakers-dream-james-cowan-9781590305201","title":"A Mapmaker's Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice","description":"In sixteenth-century Venice, in an island monastery, a cloistered monk experiences the adventure of a lifetime--all within the confines of his cell. Part historical fiction, part philosophical mystery, \u003ci\u003eA Mapmaker's Dream \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Fra Mauro and his struggle to realize his life's work: to make a perfect map--one that represents the full breadth of Creation. News of Mauro's projects attracts explorers, pilgrims, travelers, and merchants, all eager to contribute their accounts of faraway people and places. As he listens to the tales of the strange and fantastic things they've seen, Mauro comes to regard the world as much more than continents and kingdoms: that it is also made up of a vast and equally real interior landscape of beliefs, aspirations, and dreams. Mauro's map grows and takes shape, becoming both more complete and incomprehensible. In the process, the boundaries of Mauro's world are pushed to the extreme, raising questions about the relationship between representation, imagination, and the nature of reality itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Cowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590305205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590305201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.06w x 0.47d","brand":"James Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979276648703,"sku":"9781590305201","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e28042c-bf4d-4046-89c0-2ffdd0759af2.jpg?v=1683244683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-mapmakers-dream-james-cowan-9781590305201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}