A Mapmaker's Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice
Registered by dancing-dog of Cordova, Tennessee USA on 6/17/2012
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2 journalers for this copy...
I'm not really sure what I thought of this book. I found I had to read it in small pieces - maybe to try to digest the contemplative and philosophical musings of Fra Mauro. I think the author did a good job regarding capturing the possible thoughts of a monk accomplishing his life's work in seclusion in a monastery.
Sending this to bookstogive for the Round Robin Readers (May).
I received this book as part of the Round Robin Readers, thanks so much! I am looking forward to reading it and then passing it on.
This was a difficult book to read and like dancing-dog I had to read it in small amounts. It is about a monk Fra Mauro who is a mapmaker and he gets all his info from visitors who tell him about their fantastic travels.
Now ready for a new reader
Now ready for a new reader
Journal Entry 5 by bookstogive at In the Ship's Library in Celebrity Eclipse, -- Ports, Waterways & Ships -- Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (12/2/2012 UTC) at In the Ship's Library in Celebrity Eclipse, -- Ports, Waterways & Ships -- Caribbean Sea
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Releasing on the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship during my vacation. I hope it can find a new appreciative reader and travel the world.
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