Introduction : Marie de Guise as a Conduit: Cultural exchanges between Lorraine, France and Scotland (1536-1560)
In his book on Scotland and Europe: The Medieval Kingdom and its Contacts with Christendom, 1214-1560, David Ditchburn notes that medieval cartographers often positioned Scotland as an isolated country on the edge of the known world. This is the case for instance on the thirteenth-century mappa mund...
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| Published in | Etudes epistémè Vol. 37; no. 37 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Association Études Épistémè
06.11.2020
Institut du Monde Anglophone |
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| Summary: | In his book on Scotland and Europe: The Medieval Kingdom and its Contacts with Christendom, 1214-1560, David Ditchburn notes that medieval cartographers often positioned Scotland as an isolated country on the edge of the known world. This is the case for instance on the thirteenth-century mappa mundi kept in Hereford Cathedral where Scotland is depicted as a self-standing island. The map chosen to illustrate the cover of this issue of Études Epistémè, the Portolan chart of Europe drafted by G... |
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| ISSN: | 1634-0450 1634-0450 |
| DOI: | 10.4000/episteme.6546 |