Mapmaker's Dream The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice

Name: Mapmaker's Dream The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice
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ISBN: 9781590305201

ISBN-10: 1590305205

ISBN-13: 9781590305201

Edition: N/A

Authors: James Cowan

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In sixteenth-century Venice, in an island monastery, a cloistered monk experiences the adventure of a lifetime—all within the confines of his cell. Part historical fiction, part philosophical mystery, A Mapmaker's Dream tells the story of Fra Mauro and his struggle to realize his life's work: to make a perfect map—one that represents the full breadth of Creation. News of Mauro's projects attracts explorers, pilgrims, travelers, and merchants, all eager to contribute their accounts of faraway people and places. As he listens to the tales of the strange and fantastic things they've seen, Mauro comes to regard the world as much more than continents and kingdoms: that it is also made up of a…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/18/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.25" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English