Maps ​of Europe 1520–2001 1 csillagozás

Hapák József – Plihál Katalin: Maps of Europe 1520–2001

Dulce ét utile — in a pleasant and useful way. Poetry knows such an ars poetica but one does not usually think of this slogan in connection with maps. However, this decorative album about selected maps of Europe in the collection of the National Széchényi Library makes us think of the pleasure they give. It forces us tó concentrate on their beauty. The beauty of the details and the wittiness of the compilers direct us towards seeing them in this way.
Nevertheless, maps arc serious things. We check their accuracy, use them while travelling and they help us in our studios. They teach us and guide us through the history of Europe. Let us enjoy the topographical, administratíve, political, ethnic, religious or even gastronomical maps in this volume and fínd out where the actual boundaries of Europe are running.
István Monok

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Helikon, Budapest, 2003
230 oldal · ISBN: 9632088441 · Fordította: Ringelhann Gabriella

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