The Ebstorf Map: tradition and contents of a medieval picture of the world
The Ebstorf Map (Wilke, 2001; Kugler, 2007; Wolf, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009a, b), the largest medieval map of the world whose original has been lost, is not only a geographical map. In the Middle Ages, a map contained mystic, historical and religious motifs. Of central importance is Jesus Christ, who,...
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doaj-0badcafccc3344f8a63068e1148ffdbf2020-11-25T01:10:33ZengCopernicus PublicationsHistory of Geo- and Space Sciences2190-50102190-50292014-07-015215516110.5194/hgss-5-155-2014The Ebstorf Map: tradition and contents of a medieval picture of the worldG. Pischke0Institut für Historische Landesforschung der Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyThe Ebstorf Map (Wilke, 2001; Kugler, 2007; Wolf, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009a, b), the largest medieval map of the world whose original has been lost, is not only a geographical map. In the Middle Ages, a map contained mystic, historical and religious motifs. Of central importance is Jesus Christ, who, in the Ebstorf Map, is part of the earth. The Ebstorf Map contains the knowledge of the time of its creation; it can be used for example as an atlas, as a chronicle of the world, or as an illustrated Bible.http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/5/155/2014/hgss-5-155-2014.pdf |
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The Ebstorf Map (Wilke, 2001; Kugler, 2007; Wolf, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009a,
b), the largest medieval map of the world whose original has been lost, is
not only a geographical map. In the Middle Ages, a map contained mystic,
historical and religious motifs. Of central importance is Jesus Christ, who,
in the Ebstorf Map, is part of the earth. The Ebstorf Map contains the
knowledge of the time of its creation; it can be used for example as an
atlas, as a chronicle of the world, or as an illustrated Bible. |
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