Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic world, 1100-1500 : divergent traditions

Author(s)

• Hiatt, Alfred

Bibliographic Information

Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic world, 1100-1500 : divergent traditions

edited by Alfred Hiatt

（Maps, spaces, cultures, v. 3）

Brill, c2021

• : hardback

Note

Summary: "Medieval Christian European and Arabic-Islamic cultures are both notable for the wealth and diversity of their geographical literature, yet to date there has been relatively little attempt to compare medieval Christian and Islamic mapping traditions in a detailed manner. Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic World offers a timely assessment of the level of interaction between the two traditions across a range of map genres, including world and regional maps, maps of the seven climes, and celestial cartography. Through a mixture of synthesis and case study, the volume makes the case for significant but limited cultural transfer. Contributors are: Elly Dekker; Jean-Charles Ducène; Alfred Hiatt; Yossef Rapoport; Stefan Schröder; Emmanuelle Vagnon"--Provided by publisher

Bibliography: p. [197]-228

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Medieval Christian European and Arabic-Islamic cultures are both notable for the wealth and diversity of their geographical literature, yet to date there has been relatively little attempt to compare medieval Christian and Islamic mapping traditions in a detailed manner. Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic World offers a timely assessment of the level of interaction between the two traditions across a range of map genres, including world and regional maps, maps of the seven climes, and celestial cartography. Through a mixture of synthesis and case study, the volume makes the case for significant but limited cultural transfer. Contributors are: Elly Dekker; Jean-Charles Ducene; Alfred Hiatt; Yossef Rapoport; Stefan Schroeder; Emmanuelle Vagnon.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic World Alfred Hiatt 1 The Transmission of Theoretical Geography: Maps of the Climata and the Reception of De causis Proprietatum Elementorum Alfred Hiatt 2 Ptolemy's Geography in the Arabic-Islamic Context Jean-Charles Ducene 3 The Transmission of Celestial Cartography from the Arabic-Islamic World to Europe: The Celestial Maps in MS Schoenberg ljs 057 Elly Dekker 4 Geography at the Crossroads: The Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq of al-Idrisi Alfred Hiatt 5 Transitional" or "Transcultural" Maps? The Function and Impact of Arabic-Islamic Elements in Latin Christian Cartography of the Early Fourteenth Century Stefan Schroeder 6 Pluricultural Sources of the Catalan Atlas Emmanuelle Vagnon Conclusion: Divergent Traditions Alfred Hiatt and Yossef Rapoport Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC09663140
• ISBN:
  • 9789004444911
• LCCN: 2020058312
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 235 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GA221
  • DC23 : 526.094/0902
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cartography -- History -- To 1500
  • LCSH : Cartography -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
  • LCSH : Cartography -- Arab countries -- History -- To 1500
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB26735830