A Mapmaker's Dream : The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice (Paperback)

from dotarvi

I enjoyed this book very much, but wonder at the author's notes - he says he found the manuscript at the monestary, and that the book is a translation of the original. I hate it when such claim are used to create verisimilitude, but if that is true, it adds an interesting dimension to the story. ...

from thejohnsmith

An interesting read detailing the discoveries of a monk who sets out to create a map of the known world from the stories of travellers who come to visit him. But he ends up learning so much more than he expected creating more of an atlas of personal enlightenment than a simple map. I thoroughly e...

from thejohnsmith

An interesting read detailing the discoveries of a monk who sets out to create a map of the known world from the stories of travellers who come to visit him. But he ends up learning so much more than he expected creating more of an atlas of personal enlightenment than a simple map. I thoroughly e...

from MeganAndJustin

I enjoyed this book very much, but wonder at the author's notes - he says he found the manuscript at the monestary, and that the book is a translation of the original. I hate it when such claim are used to create verisimilitude, but if that is true, it adds an interesting dimension to the story. ...