Atlas Of The Medieval World Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Forged in an age of faith and war and tempered by great statesmen, religious leaders and artists, medieval civilizations witnessed remarkable transformations. Far from being a homogeneous world of knights and castles, the era saw a multitude of contrasting and often competing cultures, many of which became the foundation stones for the emergence of modern societies. From the expansion of Islam across the Mediterranean to the appearance of centralized states and Christian monarchies, the Atlas of the Medieval World draws from new archival and archaeological evidence to reveal a period of astonishing cultural vibrancy and political diversity. Alongside stunning maps covering nearly a millennium of one of the most formative phases in history, hundreds of exquisite pictures of art and architecture accompany expertly written text edited by Rosamond McKitterick, Professor of Early Medieval History at Cambridge University to bring an extraordinary period to life as no reference has before. The Arab invasions of Europe, the empire of Charlemagne, the African kingdoms of Songhai and Mali, the Crusades, the Viking and Mongol invasions, the Delhi sultanate and the T'ang and Ming empires are just a few of the subjects explained in the Atlas of the Medieval World. What's more, cultural and economic trends such as the spread of literacy and the growth of towns receive equal attention alongside the emergence of kingdoms and the march of armies to form a comprehensive history of all major societies outside of the Americas during the Middle Ages.
Series: Mapping History (London, England).
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 9, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195221583
ISBN-13: 978-0195221589
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #759,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #214 in Books > Textbooks > Reference > Atlases #248 in Books > Reference > Atlases & Maps > World #280 in Books > History > Historical Study & Educational Resources > Historical Maps
Well, I guess it's helpful as a quick guide, but their is a terrible lack of correlation between the text, the images, and the maps. In many cases, the geographical locations discussed in the text (even in the title of a section) is not indicated on the associated map!This work appears to be a collection of short pieces on various areas and times, with the associated maps being whatever Oxford University Press (OUP) had laying around for that period. Often, the main focus of the map is unrelated to the main focus of the text. Often, the spelling of a place name in the text differs from that on the map (they may both be correct, but the lack of consistency makes the use of the maps and text together more difficult, and further implies that the maps were not generated to support the text, or vice-versa).The maps alone may be useful, and the text alone may be useful, but you'll often go crazy trying to find a label on the map showing the area being discussed in the text. For example, the two maps in the section entitled "The Delhi Sultanate and the Vijayanagara India" indicate neither the location of the Delhi Sultinate or that of the Vijayanagara empire.The captions to images sometimes fail to even identify what the image is (e.g., a work of art with no reference to the artist or period or source).In one example, the page of text primarily discussing the Swiss Confederation (1300-1500) holds a figure related to Burgundy and a map (facing) of "Burgundy under Charles the Bold". Turn the page, and you find text primarily discussing Burgundy (1300-1500) with a map of "The Swiss Confederation" and a painting showing Burghers of the Swiss Confederation city of Lucerne being sworn in.
An Age of Empires, 1200-1750 (The Medieval and Early Modern World) (Medieval & Early Modern World) The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History: Revised Edition (Hist Atlas) Medieval Myths, Legends, and Songs (Medieval World (Crabtree Paperback)) Medieval Canon Law (The Medieval World) Art and Architecture in Medieval France: Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries (Icon Editions) The Medieval Book: Illustrated from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching) The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World Historical Atlas of the Medieval World AD 600 - 1492 The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World Atlas of the Medieval World The Times Atlas of World History (Hammond Concise Atlas of World History) Compact Atlas of the World: 6th Edition (Compact World Atlas) Reference World Atlas, 10th Edition (Dk Reference World Atlas) Essential Atlas of the World (Usborne Internet-Linked Children's World Atlas) World History Biographies: Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World (National Geographic World History Biographies) Lonely Planet Atlas de Un Mundo Fascinante 1 ES (Kids Amazing World Atlas) (Lonely Planet Junior / Lonely Planet Kids) (Spanish Edition) Medieval World - Internet Linked (World History (Usborne)) Medieval World (World History (Usborne)) Atlas of the Bible (Cultural Atlas of) Anatomy: A Photographic Atlas (Color Atlas of Anatomy a Photographic Study of the Human Body)
