The Cosmography of Aethicus Ister - Michael Herren
Edition, Translation, and Commentary
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"The Cosmography of Aethicus Ister" is een boek van Michael Herren. Het is uitgegeven door Brepols Publishers. Deze editie verscheen in 2011. Dit werk telt 360 pagina's. Het is geschreven in het Engels.
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2011Uitgever: Brepols Publishers360 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503535771ISBN-13: 9782503535777Koop dit boek tweedehands
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One of the most skilful forgeries of the Middle Ages, the Cosmography of Aethicus Ister has puzzled scholars for over 150 years, not least because of its challenging Latinity. Written at a western centre in the first part of the eighth century, the work purports to be a heavily censored epitome made by St. Jerome of a ?cosmography? by an Istrian philosopher named Aethicus. This writer, who is otherwise unknown, describes a flat-earth universe resembling that of Cosmas Indicopleustes, then gives an eye-witne...
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One of the most skilful forgeries of the Middle Ages, the Cosmography of Aethicus Ister has puzzled scholars for over 150 years, not least because of its challenging Latinity. Written at a western centre in the first part of the eighth century, the work purports to be a heavily censored epitome made by St. Jerome of a 'cosmography' by an Istrian philosopher named Aethicus. This writer, who is otherwise unknown, describes a flat-earth universe resembling that of Cosmas Indicopleustes, then gives an eye-witne...
