Book in very good condition. Pages clean, tight and unmarked. Contents page stamped "This book was slightly damaged in transit"; no evidence of damage [maybe dust jacket damage, as no dust jacket on this copy?]. Cover also in very good condition, apart from some scuffing. Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quaint, amusing and simply wrong. This text studies these maps differently, showing that the medieval world view, as expressed in maps, was not only a matter of measuring space, but of placing the Earth in a philosophical and religious setting. A major component of this setting was the passage of time, and many medieval maps show a narrative of human spiritual development: creation, the giving of the law, the coming of Christ, and the Last Judgement. Viewing medieval maps, not as isolated pieces of parchment, but in the context of the manuscripts in which they appear (not necessarily geographies, but more often calendar manuscripts, scientific treatises and historie