This sixth volume in the AVISTA series considers medieval travel from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, placing the physical practice of transportation in the larger context of medieval thought about the world and its meaning. The papers included cover vehicle design and logistical management, the practicalities of how travellers oriented themselves, and the symbolism of the landscapes and maps created in the Middle Ages.
This sixth volume in the AVISTA series considers medieval travel from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, placing the physical practice of transportation in the larger context of medieval thought about the world and its meaning. The papers included cover vehicle design and logistical management, the practicalities of how travellers oriented themselves, and the symbolism of the landscapes and maps created in the Middle Ages.
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
Inhaltsangabe
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.
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.
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