The Wonders of the East
E493764
The Wonders of the East is an Old English illustrated marvels text that describes fantastical peoples, creatures, and places in distant lands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English text
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illustrated manuscript text ⓘ marvels text ⓘ medieval literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Beowulf manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | around 10th–11th century ⓘ |
| describes |
fantastical creatures
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fantastical peoples ⓘ fantastical places ⓘ |
| describesMotif |
exotic landscapes
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hybrid creatures ⓘ monstrous races ⓘ wondrous animals ⓘ |
| describesRegion |
Ethiopia
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
marvels literature
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travel marvels ⓘ |
| hasAcademicField |
Old English studies
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history of cartography and geography ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accompanying images of marvels
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illustrations ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptWitness |
Bodleian Library MS Bodley 614
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Cotton Tiberius B. v NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vitellius A. xv NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowell Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyNameVariant | Marvels of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander romance tradition
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late antique geographical marvels texts ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval Latin and Greek marvels tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | descriptive catalogue of marvels ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English literature ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Bodleian Library
NERFINISHED
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British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Letter of Alexander to Aristotle
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Mappa mundi tradition ⓘ Marvels of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | distant lands ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
manuscript illustration
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medieval ethnography ⓘ medieval perceptions of the East ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon