Maps reveal medieval views of the cosmos

Charles Davis writes “It is known as a catalogue of ‘marvel for the eyes’ and tomorrow the public will be able to judge for themselves at last.
A previously unknown medieval Arabic map with the earliest representation of an identified ‘England’ – a tiny, egg-shaped lump – is to go on public display in Oxford. The unique and, until now, unseen map is part of a manuscript called the Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels, which was originally put together, probably in the Nile Delta region, at some point before AD1050 and was then copied around 150 years later in Egypt. It reflects the achievements of the classical age of Islamic civilisation and gives an unrivalled picture of the relationship between east and west in that period.
More at
The Oxley, and
and
The Guardian“

June 9, 2004 by Uncategorized 0

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