The king's two maps: Cartography and culture in thirteenth-century England.

详细信息   

• 作者：Birkholz ; Daniel Jay.
• 学历：Doctor
• 年：1999
• 毕业院校：University of Minnesota
• ISBN：9780599461086
• CBH：9944349
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：18927191
• Pages：449

文摘

In a time of multiplying histories and changing perceptions of geography,my dissertation looks to revise prevailing conceptions of medieval space. It does so by challenging the consensus view that medieval maps of the world,or mappaemundi,have primarily a theological function. Mappaemundi decorate royal chambers as often as they do church sanctuaries. By tying medieval maps materially and ideologically to a secular in addition to an ecclesiastical elite,my study forces us to reconsider what social work these texts perform. Employing the tools of literary,codicological,historical and art historical analysis,while remaining mindful of the paradigms provided by contemporary spatial theory,I demonstrate how,beyond simply providing instruction in Christian doctrine,medieval maps participate actively on behalf of their royal patrons in the related projects of crusade and territorial. expansion. The study is comprised of the following chapters: Chapter 1,"Painted Chamber Compilatio: Henry III and the Cartography of Kingship"； Chapter II,"Figuring Britain: Regnal Maps and Matthew Paris"； and Chapter In,"Of Sea Monsters,Salt,and Sovereignty: Edward I and the Gough Map of Britain." In addition,there are three appendices and over 120 figures.