Medieval Glossary
Cartography
Map making. Maps were rare during the Middle Ages and were usually used by scholars. Often, maps would depict the divine order and would seldom be actual geographic representations.
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Category: Society
Added: 01.01.05
Source information:
Singman, Jeffrey L. Daily Life in Medieval Europe. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999. 213-14.
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