Mapping Insularity: A Visual History of Islands in Medieval and Early Modern Worlds (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004716452)

What lies behind an island? Is an island just a piece of land surrounded by water? Or is it from a cultural, symbolic, and even geographical perspective much more than that? Considering the symbolic nature of islands as a longue dur?e and through the analysis of maps, texts, and historical accounts, this book explores how the depiction of insularity encodes specific meanings and analytical levels which shed light on medieval and modern worldviews.

Author: Kevin Rodr?guez Wittmann
ISBN-10: 9004716459
ISBN-13: 9789004716452
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2024
Pages: 134
Format: Paperback