Books written by Jerry Brotton
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A History of the World in 12 Maps
In this scintillating book, Jerry Brotton examines the significance of 12 maps - from the almost mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery of today.
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Trading Territories: Mapping the Early Modern World
In this generously illustrated book, Jerry Brotton documents the dramatic changes in the nature of geographical representation which took place during the sixteenth century, explaining how much they convey about the transformation of ...
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The Renaissance Bazaar: From the Silk Road to Michelangelo
A brilliant account of the great flowering of the Renaissance explores the pivotal role played by Europe's fertile contacts with the East. 25 halftones. 8 color plates.
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Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained
The unique insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views results in this treasured book that makes a welcome addition to any bookshelf or home library.
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A History of the World in 12 Maps
MERCATOR,. WORLD. MAP,. 1569. 1. For the most comprehensive account of the heresy executions, see H. Averdunk and J. ... English-language biography of Mercator, see Nicholas Crane, Mercator: The Man who Mapped the Planet (London, 2003).
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The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam
The fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth’s secret outreach to the Muslim world, which set England on the path to empire, by The New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps We think of England as a great ...
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Talking Maps
Including such rare treasures as a unique map of the Mediterranean from the eleventh-century Arabic 'Book of Curiosities', al-Sharīf al-Idrīsī's twelfth-century world map, C.S. Lewis's map of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien's cosmology of Middle ...
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A History of the World in Twelve Maps
A survey of twelve maps from ancient Greece to Google Earth examines how they have influenced how the world is seen, revealing how historical geographical depictions were subject to deliberate manipulations to promote a range of special ...
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Une histoire du monde en 12 cartes
De la Grèce antique à Google Earth, l'ouvrage démontre que les cartes sont intimement liées aux systèmes de pouvoir en place et aux ères culturelles dans lesquelles elles naissent.
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The Renaissance Bazaar: from the Silk Road to Michelangelo
In its incisive account of the complexities of the political and religious upheavals of the period, the book argues that Europe's reciprocal relationship with its eastern neighbours offers us a timely perspective on the Renaissance as a ...
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The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
Even worse, Portuguese navigational aids based on astronomical calculations were useless in the unfamiliar skies of the Indian Ocean. Landing in Malindi, da Gama hired the services of an Arab navigator-astronomer, reputed to be one of ...
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Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West
Global Interests offers a timely reconsideration of the development of European imperialism, focusing on the Habsburg Empire of Charles V. Lisa Jardine and Jerry Brotton analyze the impact this history continues to have on contemporary ...
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Trading Territories: Mapping the Early Modern World
In this generously illustrated book, Jerry Brotton documents the dramatic changes in the nature of geographical representation which took place during the sixteenth century, explaining how much they convey about the transformation of ...
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Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained
This remarkable geography book puts cartography on the map! It tells the stories behind great maps through stunning pull-out details and reveals how they have helped people make sense of the world.
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The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and His Art Collection
‘So wonderful and glorious a collection, that the like will never again be met with.’ This is how one awed and wistful observer described King Charles’ artworks. As an...
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The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
Exploring the Renaissance as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement & cultural experimentation & interaction on a global scale, this book guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, & ...
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Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West
In this re-assessment of Renaissance art, Lisa Jardine and Jerry Brotton examine the ways in which European civilization defined itself between 1450 and 1550.
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The Four Points of the Compass: North and South, East and West
Yet they are far more subjective and various - sometimes contradictory - than we might realise. The Four Points of the Compass takes the reader on a journey of directional discovery.
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This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World
This title provides a detailed tour of the little-known cultural and political relationship between Elizabethan England and the Islamic world.
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Fifty Maps and the Stories They Tell
From medieval maps to digital cartograms, this book features highlights from the Bodleian Library's extraordinary map collection together with rare artefacts and some stunning examples from twenty-first-century map-makers.