The Art, Science, and Technology of Medieval TravelRobert Odell Bork, Andrea Kann This volume examines the practicalities of medieval travel, with particular attention to logistical planning and vehicle use, addresses the relationship of travel to the visual arts, considers the representation of the world in maps, and discusses the navigational instruments that prepared the way for the Age of Exploration. |
Contents
An Introduction | 17 |
Mediterranean Ship Design | 31 |
Unless otherwise indicated all illustrations and photographs are by the authors | 48 |
Caister Castle Norfolk and the Transport of Brick | 55 |
Pilgrims and Portals in Late Medieval Siena | 71 |
Spiritual Pilgrimage in the Psalter of Bonne of Luxembourg | 97 |
Christian Platonist | 115 |
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