This volume presents the complete text of La Sfera, a parallel English translation, and an array of images from its manuscript tradition.
Seven authors examine the intellectual and literary genres that influenced Dati, including mapping traditions, medieval cosmology, geography, and natural science, and the traditions of vernacular composition. Their academic disciplines include history, the history of science, literary history, textual criticism, and paleography.
This illustrated edition reproduces images from its many different manuscripts to give readers a clear understanding of Dati’s holistic approach to fifteenth-century poetry, science, art, commerce, and cartography.
Preface, Introduction, complete Italian text of La Sfera with parallel English translation, Notes to the Text and to the Figures, Bibliography, Index. 55 color manuscript images, 1 greyscale image, 1 table, 2 new maps.
Edited by Carrie Beneš, Laura Ingallinella, Laura Morreale, Caterina Agostini, Winston Black, Elena Brizio, and Monica Keane.
History, history of science & literature, cartography, manuscript studies.
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