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The art and history of globes
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From medieval globes made when much of the world was unexplored to the huge, decorative examples made for the princely courts of Renaissance Europe, this book celebrates the art and history of the globe, focusing on the 400 years when the printed globe - as navigational tool, scientific instrument and powerful status symbol - occupied an important place in the history of European exploration.
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The art and history of globes, Sylvia Sumira
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- 2014
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- Title
- The art and history of globes
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sylvia Sumira
- Publisher
- The British Library
- Released
- 2014
- ISBN10
- 0712358684
- ISBN13
- 9780712358682
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- Illustrations
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- From medieval globes made when much of the world was unexplored to the huge, decorative examples made for the princely courts of Renaissance Europe, this book celebrates the art and history of the globe, focusing on the 400 years when the printed globe - as navigational tool, scientific instrument and powerful status symbol - occupied an important place in the history of European exploration.