Illustrating the phaenomena [electronic resource] : celestial cartography in antiquity and the Middle Ages /
by Dekker, Elly.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource : ill., maps.ISBN: 9780191745645 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Celestial globes -- History | Astronomy, Ancient | Astronomy, MedievalOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In this volume all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed. It also discusses the astronomical sources involved in making these artefacts in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Islamic world and the European Renaissance before 1500.
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In this volume all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed. It also discusses the astronomical sources involved in making these artefacts in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Islamic world and the European Renaissance before 1500.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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