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Discovering New Worlds

Essays on Medieval Exploration and Imagination

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  • 276 pages
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Far from thinking that the world was flat, people in the Middle Ages developed sophisticated perspectives about their surroundings. In this volume, 11 scholars examine a variety of "worlds" imagined by medieval writers, focusing on texts from the 3rd to the 15th century in Latin, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Arabic (with all quotations given in English translation). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Discovering New Worlds, Scott D. Westrem

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1991
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Title
Discovering New Worlds
Subtitle
Essays on Medieval Exploration and Imagination
Language
English
Released
1991
Format
Hardcover
Pages
276
ISBN10
0815301022
ISBN13
9780815301028
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USA
Description
Far from thinking that the world was flat, people in the Middle Ages developed sophisticated perspectives about their surroundings. In this volume, 11 scholars examine a variety of "worlds" imagined by medieval writers, focusing on texts from the 3rd to the 15th century in Latin, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Arabic (with all quotations given in English translation). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR