World of Kosmas

Auteur: Kominko, Maja (University of Oxford)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
Focusing on the Christian Topography, a sixth-century illustrated treatise, this book discusses the creation of the Christian cosmography, the reception of ancient science in late antiquity, and the ways in which Christians navigated the contradictions between 'secular' and 'religious' sources, both written and visual.

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Focusing on the Christian Topography, a sixth-century illustrated treatise, this book discusses the creation of the Christian cosmography, the reception of ancient science in late antiquity, and the ways in which Christians navigated the contradictions between 'secular' and 'religious' sources, both written and visual.
ISBN / EAN 9781107020887
Auteur Kominko, Maja (University of Oxford)
Editeur Cambridge University Press