1. The John Carter Brown Library Agnese Atlas
- Author
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Doulkaridou-Ramantani, Elli, Centre Gabriel Naudé, École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques (ENSSIB), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon, and Geopam
- Subjects
early modern europe ,Ferdinand Magellan ,cartohraphie ,[SHS.ART]Humanities and Social Sciences/Art and art history ,illuminated manuscripts ,nouveau monde ,battista agnese ,Fernand de Magellan ,cartography ,atlas ,new world ,époque moderne ,manuscrits enluminés ,système décoratif - Abstract
About eighty manuscript atlases made by the prolific sixteenth-century Italian cartographer Battista Agnese survive. However, none of these manuscripts carries such an extensive decorative program as the John Carter Brown Library’s example.Probably destined as a gift to Philip II of Spain, the Atlas’ borders weave a subtle discourse. Enveloping the known and discovered new worlds in ornate frames, the Atlas encourages a global, geopolitical, and aesthetic perspective on Charles V’s son and heir.This talk will explore the maps’ unique and intriguing decorative discourse as well as its commission context.
- Published
- 2021