Adina Sommer
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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Von Hispania.
Original:
150.00 €
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| Article ID | EUE4183 |
| Artist | Münster (1489-1552) |
| Sebastian Münster (1488 – 1552) belongs to the very important Comographers of the Renaicance. He issued his first famous Cosmographia in 1544 with 24 double paged maps with German description of the world. It had numerous editions in different languages including Latin, French, Italian, English, and Czech. The last German edition was published in 1628, long after his death. The Cosmographia was one of the most successful and popular books of the 16th century. It passed through 24 editions in 100 years. This success was due to the notable woodcuts , some by Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Hans Rudolph Deutsch, and David Kandel. It was most important in reviving geography in 16th-century Europe. His first geographic works were Germania descriptio (1530) and Mappa Europae (1536). In 1540 he published a Latin edition of Ptolemy's Geographia with illustrations. The 1550 edition contains cities, portraits, and costumes. These editions, printed in Germany, are the most valued of the Cosmographias. | |
| Title | Von Hispania. |
| Year | c. 1550 |
| Description | Map shows a spanish woman with an acorn branch. On reverse showign a scene of an ivasion of the Saracenes in Spain. Saracen was a term widely used among Christian writers in Europe during the Middle Ages to refer to Arab Muslims. The term's meaning evolved during its history. In the early centuries of the Common Era, Greek and Latin writings used this term to refer to the people who lived in desert areas in and near the Roman province of Arabia Petraea, and in Arabia Deserta.In Europe during the Early Middle Ages, the term came to be associated with tribes of Arabia.The oldest source mentioning the term Saracen dates back to the 7th century. It was found in Doctrina Jacobi, a commentary that discussed the event of the Arab conquests on Palestine. |
| Place of Publication | Basle |
| Dimensions (cm) | 25,5 x 17,5 cm |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Woodcut |
Reproduction:
22.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )