La géographie d'Orose. - JANVIER, Y.,
KORTE INHOUD
'This book seeks to demonstrate the importance of geography in Orosius' historical work and to examine his geographical ideas (...). He begins with the premise that Orosius is a geographer of Late Antiquity, not of the Middle Ages. The work falls into two parts: the first (pp.17-133) provides a French translation of 1.2 and deals with the cartographic interpretation of Orosius' description of the world; the second (pp.135-260) is devoted to comment and concentrates on Orosius' description of the world, his ancient geography and the evolution of the information he presents. (...) This is a thoughtful and detailed study of Orosius' geographical ideas. While a whole book devoted to this topic might seem excessive, it is still welcome, for geography, like chronology, is basic to the study of history; publications on ancient geography are comparatively few at this time, and it is pleasing to see one from a country with such a long tradition in such studies. The author shows an excellent knowledge of ancient geogra...
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Paris, 1982. 289p.7 folding maps. Sewn. Cardboard with dust wrps. Edges a bit grimy. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: JANVIER, Y.,] [Uitgever: Les Belles Lettres] [Jaar: 1982] [Titel: La géographie d'Orose.]
