{"product_id":"mirror-of-the-world-literature-maps-and-geographic-writing-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-england-paperback","title":"Mirror of the World: Literature, Maps, and Geographic Writing in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeg Roland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late fifteenth century, the production of print editions of Claudius Ptolemy's second-century \u003ci\u003eGeography\u003c\/i\u003e sparked one of the most significant intellectual developments of the era--the production of mathematically-based, north-oriented maps. The production of world maps in England, however, was notably absent during this \"Ptolemaic revival.\" As a result, the impact of Ptolemy's text on English geographical thought has been obscured and minimalized, with scholars speculating a possible English indifference to or isolation from European geographic developments. Tracing English geographical thought through the material culture of literary and popular texts, this study provides evidence for the reception and transmission of Ptolemaic-based geography in England during a critical period of geographic innovation and synthesis, one that laid the foundation for modern geographical representation. With evidence from prose romance, book illustration, theatrical performance, cosmological ceilings, and almanacs, \u003ci\u003eMirror of the World\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a new, interdisciplinary literary and cartographic history of the influence of Ptolemaic geography in England, one that reveals the lively integration of geographic concepts through narrative and non-cartographic visual forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeg Roland\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently Dean of Arts, Social Science, and Humanities at Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon. She was Professor of English at Concordia University, Portland, Oregon, and previously taught medieval literature and material culture at Marylhurst University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.14 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 January 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42123150884999,"sku":"9780367560584","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/33717586c67b8341fbaa140533bf032d.webp?v=1732564781","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mirror-of-the-world-literature-maps-and-geographic-writing-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-england-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}