Description of the Aegean and Other Islands: Copied, with Supplemental Material, by Henricus Martellus Germanus; A Fascimilie of the Manuscript at the - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cristoforo Buondelmonti, Evelyn Edson (Editor), Marguerite Ragnow (Preface by)Series:Historical TravelPublish date:2017-12-04Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:Italica PressISBN-13:9781599103648ISBN-10:1599103648UPC:9781599103648Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Historical GeographyBook Topic:Greece (see also Ancient, RenaissanceSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.94 inchesWeight:2.683Product ID:SCD6YM5QS7
Description of the Aegean and Other Islands: Copied, with Supplemental Material, by Henricus Martellus Germanus; A Fascimilie of the Manuscript at the
One of the treasures in the James Ford Bell collection at the University of Minnesota is Henricus Martellus Germanus' copy of Cristoforo Buondelmonti's Description of the Archipelago, the Cyclades, and the Other Islands.
The work was written in Latin in 1420, and Henricus's copy dates from c.1475. Cristoforo Buondelmonti's original book was an account of the Greek islands, illustrated with maps,...
Series: Historical Travel
Language:EnglishPublisher:Italica PressISBN-13:9781599103648ISBN-10:1599103648UPC:9781599103648Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Historical GeographyBook Topic:Greece (see also Ancient, RenaissanceSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.94 inchesWeight:2.683Product ID:SCD6YM5QS7
Buondelmonti, Cristoforo: - "Cristoforo Buondelmonti (1386 - c. 1430) was an Italian Franciscan priest and traveler, and a pioneer in promoting first-hand knowledge of Greece and its antiquities throughout the Western world. He left his native city of Florence around 1414 C.E. in order to travel, mainly in the Aegean Islands. He visited Constantinople in the 1420s. He is the author of two...
Publisher: Italica Press
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