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*Signed* Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art, Peter Barber & Tom Harper
US $119.95
ApproximatelyRM 507.90
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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eBay item number:234707048726
Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Illustrated Book
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Title
- Magnificent Maps
- Subjects
- Art & Culture
- ISBN
- 9780712350921
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
British Library, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0712350926
ISBN-13
9780712350921
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84499691
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Publication Name
Magnificent Maps
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), General, Decorative Arts, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases), Design, Travel, Reference, History
Type
Map
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
43.5 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-379277
Reviews
"There can be no better recommendation for the interest and authority shown throughout the pages of [this] book."- David Coombs'' ArtNewsLetter, This book is a joy to read, as well as a joy to look at: it is a rare combination of visual beauty and intellectual insight., There can be no better recommendation for the interest and authority shown throughout the pages of [this] book.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
912.074
Synopsis
Maps are often as much a visual art form as they are a practical tool for navigation. Of particular visual interest are display maps--maps that often used size and beauty to convey messages of regional and social status and power. Despite their historical significance, many of these display maps have been lost and destroyed over time. Magnificent Maps brings together the best surviving examples in order to illustrate their role in early modern Europe and describe the settings in which they were displayed. Most of the maps collected in Magnificent Maps date from the period 1450 to 1800, the heyday of this approach to mapping. During their time, these maps were displayed in a range of settings, from palaces to schoolrooms to bedchambers, and Peter Barber and Tom Harper here offer vivid descriptions of their original settings and examine their dual roles as propaganda and art. Drawn from one of the greatest collections in the world at the British Library, many of these maps will be completely new even to experts. The unusual aspect of cartography presented in Magnificent Maps will appeal to collectors, historians, mapmakers and users, as well as anyone curious about the many ways we have come to illustrate and define our world., Display maps have had a significant impact throughout history, yet since extremely few have survived this has not always been fully appreciated. These often magnificent maps, expressing an enormous variety of differing world views, used size and beauty to convey messages of status and power. This book takes the best surviving examples to re-establish manuscript, painted, and mural maps as a major cultural medium, particularly in early modern Europe by illustrating the settings in which they were displayed and discussing the background and purpose of individual examples. Sourced from one of the greatest map collections in the world, many of these visual delights will be completely new even to experts.
LC Classification Number
GA201
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- a***p (494)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller ghosted after purchase. No communication and has to get eBay to step in to issue refund. Would be wary of this seller.
- t***e (2)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller never sent the item and never responded to requests for tracking information.Class of 1957 Harvard Crimson Freshman Register HC Published 1953 Yearbook (#235418962765)
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