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The Elements in the Medieval World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Water

By Hugh Magennis , Marilina Cesario , and Elisa Ramazzina

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2024
ISBN
9004548424, 9789004548428
Google Books ID
f06C0AEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
56 MB (58666869 bytes)
Series
Elements, Nature, Environment, 1
Pages
472\466
Time added
2024-08-21 14:16:47

Description

The thirteen essays and the final poem contained in this volume reflect the fundamental importance of water across the whole breadth of medieval endeavour and understanding, as both source of life, and object of scholarly fascination, whose manifestations were the source of rich symbolism and imaginings. Ranging geographically from Ireland to the Arab world and from Iceland to Byzantium and chronologically from the fourth century CE to the sixteenth, the essays explore perceptions and theories of water through a wide range of approaches. Contributors are Michael Bintley, Tom Birkett, Laura Borghetti, Rafał Borysławski, Marilina Cesario, Marusca Francini, Kelly Grovier, Deborah Hayden, Simon Karstens, Andreas Lammer, David Livingstone, Luca Loschiavo, Hugh Magennis, Colin Fitzpatrick Murtha, François Quiviger, Elisa Ramazzina, and Karl Whittington.

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