Mapping the city : the language and culture of cartography in the Renaissance / Naomi Miller.

Main entry:

Miller, Naomi, 1928-

Title & Author:

Mapping the city : the language and culture of cartography in the Renaissance / Naomi Miller.

Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2003.

Description:

xviii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-262) and indexes.
1. Introduction to Cartography and Representation -- 2. Ptolemy's Geography Rediscovered -- 3. The City Maps of the Urbino Codex -- 4. Mapmaking and Graphic Representation Before the Renaissance -- 5. The Renaissance City: Culture and Cartography -- 6. Parallel Developments in Renaissance Art and Cartography -- 7. Conclusion -- App. Transcription of Place-Names in the Urbino Codex.

Summary:

"The reader is invited to appreciate the importance of maps for understanding urban civilization. As a primary means of communication, maps are expressions of power and political propaganda, schemes for military operations, guides for pilgrimages, and vehicles for ideal city planning. Tied to their contexts, patrons, and creators (from Alberti to Leonardo), they reveal the history, structure and development of cities. The author further celebrates maps as works of art which not only serve practical needs but function as emblems of civic humanism."--Jacket.

Resources:
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ISBN:

0826456367
9780826456366

Subject:

Cartography Europe History To 1500.
Cities and towns, Renaissance Maps.
Cartographie Europe Histoire Jusqu'à 1500.
Cartography
Cities and towns, Renaissance
Cartografie.
Steden.
Cartography Europe 492-1492.
Cartography Europe History.
Europe

Form/genre:

History
Maps
Cartes géographiques.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231186
Call No.: GA781 .M55 2003
Status: Available

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