The mapping of power in Renaissance Italy : painted cartographic cycles in social and intellectual context /

How did maps of the distant reaches of the world communicate to the public in an era when exploration of those territories was still ongoing and knowledge about them remained incomplete? And why did Renaissance rulers frequently commission large-scale painted maps of those territories when they knew...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosen, Mark, Ph.D (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Temas:
1268-1789
Early maps > Political aspects > Italy.
Cartography > Italy > History > 16th century.
Renaissance > Italy.
Cartes anciennes > Aspect politique > Italie.
Cartographie > Italie > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Renaissance > Italie.
REFERENCE > Atlases & Gazetteers.
TRAVEL > Maps & Road Atlases.
Cartography.
Intellectual life.
Politics and government.
Renaissance.
Italy > Intellectual life > 1559-1789.
Italy > Politics and government > 1559-1789.
Italy > Intellectual life > 1268-1559.
Italy > Politics and government > 1268-1559.
Italie > Vie intellectuelle > 1559-1789.
Italie > Politique et gouvernement > 1559-1789.
Italie > Vie intellectuelle > 1268-1559.
Italie > Politique et gouvernement > 1268-1559.
Italy.
History.
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