Linda > 02-03-2019, 05:45 PM
Linda > 02-03-2019, 06:40 PM
-JKP- > 03-03-2019, 10:03 AM
Linda > 03-03-2019, 05:22 PM
(03-03-2019, 10:03 AM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The 12th century charts of Al-Idrisi are not to be missed. Even if they have no direct bearing on the VMS, they did set a new standard for cartography in the west and they are marvelous.
He was a Moroccan who spent many years in Sicily creating the charts for Roger II.
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Indirectly related to Voynichese... they are useful in assessing the language structure of Arabic labels. The initial labels were Arabic, Al-Idrisi's native script, but some of the charts have been transliterated into Latin characters. Once again, one notices that the natural language labels are far more positionally varied than VMS labels.
Koen G > 03-03-2019, 10:30 PM
Linda > 03-03-2019, 11:28 PM
(03-03-2019, 10:30 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Diane had her account deactivated but she asked if I could add this resource to the thread, The History of Cartography entirely online:
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I would comment more here but I'm afraid I know too little about this subject, I should read up when I have time..
Linda > 04-03-2019, 01:30 AM
-JKP- > 04-03-2019, 02:24 AM
-JKP- > 04-03-2019, 02:38 AM