The Ebstorf Map: tradition and contents of a medieval picture of the world

Gudrun Pischke

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Historical Geography and Cartography Medieval Literature and History Historical Astronomy and Related Studies

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Abstract. The Ebstorf Map (Wilke, 2001; Kugler, 2007; Wolf, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009a, b), the largest medieval map of the world whose original has been lost, is not only a geographical map. In the Middle Ages, a map contained mystic, historical and religious motifs. Of central importance is Jesus Christ, who, in the Ebstorf Map, is part of the earth. The Ebstorf Map contains the knowledge of the time of its creation; it can be used for example as an atlas, as a chronicle of the world, or as an illustrated Bible.

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1990Commentary on the Dream of Scipio 2006The Hereford world map : medieval world maps and their context 1995Heinrich der Löwe und seine Zeit : Herrschaft und Repräsentation der Welfen 1125-1235 : Katalog der Ausstellung, Braunschweig 1995 2001Die Ebstorfer Weltkarte

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