Imagining the space: Notes about the alteration of the geographical conception throughout the High Middle Ages
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https://doi.org/10.24310/BAETICA.2012.v0i34.88Keywords:
High Middle Ages, Late Antiquity, Geography, Macrobius, Cartography, MapsAbstract
In this article we try to analyse the change of the perception of the world that has place between Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages. The Geographical conception was modified in a significant way for symbolic reasons, and the Cartography was affected.Downloads
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