1st Edition
The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval Travel
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
This sixth volume in the AVISTA series considers "The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval Travel". In recent years, scholarship has increasingly emphasized the importance of travel and intercultural exchange in the Middle Ages. The notable medieval phenomena of pilgrimage and crusade obviously involved travel, while the growth of international commerce contributed decisively to the emergence... Read more
Contents: Introduction: the art, science, and technology of medieval travel, Robert Bork and Andrea Kann; Part I Medieval Vehicles and Logistics: Carolingian military operations: an introduction to technological perspectives, Bernard S. Bachrach; Everything is a compromise: Mediterranean ship design, 13th to 16th centuries, John E. Dotson; From carriage to coach: what happened?, Julian Munby; Caister castle, Norfolk, and the transport of brick and other building materials in the Middle Ages, David H. Kennett. Part II Medieval Travel and the Arts: Pilgrims and portals in late medieval Siena, Michelle Duran-McLure; The strange lands of Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Anne McClanan; Spiritual pilgrimage in the Psalter of Bonne of Luxembourg, Annette Lermack. Part III Medieval Maps and their Uses: Mapping the macrocosm: Christian Platonist thought behind medieval maps and plans, Nigel Hiscock; Informal catechesis and the Hereford Mappa Mundi, Dan Terkla; The Gough Map: Britain's oldest road map, or a statement of empire?, Nick Millea; Petrarch's journey between 2 maps, Evelyn Edson. Part IV Medieval Navigational Instruments: Medieval tools of navigation: an overview, Richard A. Paselk; Astrolabes and medieval travel, Sara Schechner. Index.
Biography
Robert Bork is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa; Andrea Kann is a visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Iowa, USA
’... readers interested in travel will find a good deal of value and see that much can be gleaned about the subject from the examination of art and literature.’ English Historical Review ’... the book makes clear how fruitful interdisciplinary, international collaboration can be and could be in helping scholars understand the importance of travel and its manifold legacies in the pre-modern world.’ Aestimatio
