Mappa mundi : the Hereford world map
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Mappa mundi : the Hereford world map
Folio Society, c2010
Cartographic Material（Map）
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[Map]M912/M2900025428004,
[Introduction]M912/M2900025428012, [Commentary]M912/M2900025428020 -
Doshisha University Library (Imadegawa)
Map290.38||M9112||1102100514,
Introduction290.38||M9112||S:1102100512, Commentary290.38||M9112||S:2102100513 -
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Note
Not drawn to scale
Full-color facsimile of map produced ca. 1300, and preserved at Hereford Cathedral, England
Most of the map's inscriptions are in Latin; five legends are in Anglo-Norman French
Title from box
"Edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society and 20 lettered copies hors de commerce"--Slip of paper affixed to map
Map mounted on canvas backing, and supported by 2 battens cut from Herefordshire oak, with a brass D-ring for hanging
Accompanied by: introduction (108 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.); commentary (lvii, 476 p., [15] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 28 cm.)
Bibliography: introduction, p. 93-95; commentary, p. [xlix]-lvii
Introduction and commentary include index
Contents of Works
- Introduction. The Hereford world map, introduction / P.D.A. Harvey
- Commentary. The Hereford world map : a transcription and translation of the legends with commentary / Scott D. Westrem
