Mapping the City

"The reader is invited to appreciate the importance of maps for understanding urban civilization. As a primary means of communication, maps are expressions of power and political propaganda, schemes for military operations, guides for pilgrimages, and vehicles for ideal city planning. Tied to their contexts, patrons, and creators (from Alberti to Leonardo), they reveal the history, structure and development of cities. The author further celebrates maps as works of art which not only serve practical needs but function as emblems of civic humanism."--Jacket.

שנה

2003

שפה

English

הוצאה

Continuum International Publishing Group

מהדורות

1

עמודים

288

ISBN

9780826456366

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata