{"product_id":"cartographic-humanism-the-making-of-early-modern-europe-paperback","title":"Cartographic Humanism: The Making of Early Modern Europe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatharina N. Piechocki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiechocki calls for an examination of the idea of Europe as a geographical concept, tracing its development in the 15th and 16th centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is \"Europe,\" and when did it come to be? In the Renaissance, the term \"Europe\" circulated widely. But as Katharina N. Piechocki argues in this compelling book, the continent itself was only in the making in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCartographic Humanism\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on how humanists negotiated and defined Europe's boundaries at a momentous shift in the continent's formation: when a new imagining of Europe was driven by the rise of cartography. As Piechocki shows, this tool of geography, philosophy, and philology was used not only to represent but, more importantly, also to shape and promote an image of Europe quite unparalleled in previous centuries. Engaging with poets, historians, and mapmakers, Piechocki resists an easy categorization of the continent, scrutinizing Europe as an unexamined category that demands a much more careful and nuanced investigation than scholars of early modernity have hitherto undertaken. Unprecedented in its geographic scope, \u003ci\u003eCartographic Humanism\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to chart new itineraries across Europe as it brings France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal into a lively, interdisciplinary dialogue.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharina N. Piechocki\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of comparative literature at Harvard University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100101972103,"sku":"9780226816814","price":68.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0ba07b5dd90cddbaea95690a64104c38.webp?v=1732381314","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cartographic-humanism-the-making-of-early-modern-europe-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}