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The book of marvels: a medieval guide to the globe
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"A study of the medieval manuscript The Book of Marvels of the World, a fifteenth-century French illustrated guide to the globe"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction to the Book of Marvels / Joshua O'Driscoll, with Larisa Grollemond, Kelin Michael, and Elizabeth Morrison -- Envisioning the Medieval World: Encyclopedias, Maps, and Travel Writing / Joshua O'Driscoll -- Wonder and Fear in the Book of Marvels / Kelin Michael and Elizabeth Morrison -- Copying, Creation, and Collaboration in the Book of Marvels / Larisa Grollemond -- Epilogue: Imagining Otherness in a Marvelous World / Noel Salazar -- Descriptions of the Morgan and Getty Manuscripts -- List of Locations in the Book of Marvels -- Plates with Translations.
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Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, [2024]
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- 1606069039
- 9781606069035
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Published on the occasion of the exhibitions The Book of Marvels: Wonder and Fear in the Middle Ages, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from June 11 to August 25, 2024, and The Book of Marvels: Imagining the Medieval World, on view at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, from January 24 to May 25, 2025.
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