The Image of Europe: Visualizing Europe in Cartography and Iconography Throughout the Ages (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521886345)

This book is a major study of visual representations of Europe, from the classical world to the present day, in maps, icons, the arts and graphic images of all kinds. Europe has been variously represented as the demi-goddess Europa, a bull, a horse, a son of Noah, a Magus, a queen, and the Empress of the World. This richly illustrated book charts how these visualizations of the continent have altered over time; how they interact with changing ideas of the extent and nature of Europe in relation to the other continents; and how these images have influenced and been influenced by the 'reality' of Europe. Spanning the ages from the Ancient Greeks to the European Union, this history of three millennia of Europe and its representations is an important contribution to ongoing debates about the nature of European identity.

Author: Michael Wintle
ISBN-10: 0521886341
ISBN-13: 9780521886345
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2009
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.65lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.50w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 11/20/2009 pg. 21
Choice 09/01/2010