Sphaerae mundi : early globes at the Stewart Museum / Edward H. Dahl and Jean-Francois Gauvin ; with the collaboration of Eileen Meillon, Robert Derome and Peter van der Krogt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dahl, Edward, Author.

David M. Stewart Museum.

Contributor:

Dahl, Edward H.

Gauvin, Jean-François, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

David M. Stewart Museum--Catalogs.

David M. Stewart Museum.

Globes--History.

Globes.

Celestial globes--History.

Celestial globes.

Cartography--History.

Cartography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Sillery, Quebec] : Septentrion, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in modern science and technology have made present-day terrestrial and celestial globes scientifically obsolete and aesthetically banal. From the Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century, however, they were indispensable tools for the study of geography and astronomy. Beginning with an overview of early globes, the authors examine how the modern era in globe making, which began in Flemish and Dutch shops in the early seventeenth century, show how globe making spread throughout Europe, and explain how what were both decorative and scientific objects became symbols of power, universal knowledge, intellectual status, and personal vanity. Beginning with the collection's earliest globe, dated 1533, the authors introduce us to the life and works of some of the greatest Dutch, French, English, German, Italian, and Swedish globe makers. The 120 colour illustrations allow the reader to savour these rare and unusual works and include numerous detailed reproductions of both terrestrial and celestial map images. Sphæræ Mundi charts developments and changes over three centuries of globe making, considering the globes as indicators of scientific advance and geographical exploration as well as artifacts and providing a unique opportunity to become familiar with these complex and beautiful objects.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

An Art Historian’s Approach to Globes

Globes from The Netherlands

Globes from England

Globes from Germany

Globes from Italy

Globes from Sweden

Globes from France

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Issued also in French under title: Sphaerae mundi : la collection de globes anciens du Musee Stewart.

Includes bibliographical references: p. 194-[199] and index.

Co-published by McGill Queen's University Press.

ISBN:

1-282-85919-6

9786612859199

0-7735-6907-3

OCLC:

180704356