Item Number: 107175 Title: Magnificent Maps : Power, Propaganda and Art Author: Barber, Peter ; Tom Harper Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780712350938 Description: London: The British Library, 2010. 28cm., pbk., 176pp. illus., most in color. Exhibition catalogue. Summary: 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. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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