Title The mappae mundi of medieval Iceland / Dale Kedwards

Published Cambridge : D.S. Brewer, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Studies in old Norse literature Studies in Old Norse literature. Contents Front cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Icelandic Hemispherical World Maps -- Chapter 2 The Icelandic Zonal Map -- Chapter 3 The Two Maps from Viðey -- Chapter 4 Iceland in Europe -- Chapter 5 Forty Icelandic Priests and a Map of the World -- Conclusion -- Map Texts and Translations -- The Icelandic Hemispherical World Maps -- The Icelandic Zonal Map -- The Larger Viðey Map -- The Smaller Viðey Map -- Bibliography -- Index -- Studies in Old Norse Literature Summary An innovative, interdisciplinary approach to the understudied Icelandic mappae mundi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 03, 2020) Subject Cartography -- Iceland -- History -- 13th century Cartography -- Iceland -- History -- 14th century World maps -- History -- 13th century World maps -- History -- 14th century Cartography World maps Iceland Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781787447912 178744791X

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