Mappa Mundi
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Mappa Mundi is a famous medieval world map, created around 1300, that depicts a Christian-centric view of the known world and is housed in Hereford Cathedral in England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mappa Mundi canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval mappa mundi
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world map ⓘ |
| approximateCreationDate | circa 1300 ⓘ |
| artStyle | medieval Gothic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| creationPeriod |
early 14th century
ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ |
| creatorAttributedTo | Richard of Haldingham and Lafford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval Christian Europe ⓘ |
| currentCity | Hereford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Hereford Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem at the centre of the world ⓘ biblical events ⓘ cities ⓘ classical mythology ⓘ monstrous races ⓘ mountains ⓘ rivers ⓘ seas and oceans ⓘ |
| depicttype | T-O map NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| display | exhibited in a dedicated Mappa Mundi and Chained Library building at Hereford Cathedral ⓘ |
| function |
didactic religious map
ⓘ
visual encyclopaedia of medieval knowledge ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.59 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UK national treasure ⓘ |
| housedIn | Hereford Cathedral Library and Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | extensive explanatory legends ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Latin ⓘ |
| material |
calfskin
ⓘ
vellum ⓘ |
| name | Hereford Mappa Mundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Jerusalem placed at the centre of the world
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combination of geography, history, and theology ⓘ east-oriented with the Garden of Eden at the top ⓘ |
| orientation | east at the top ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved but fragile ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ebstorf Mappa Mundi
NERFINISHED
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Hereford Cathedral chained library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlySignificance |
key source for the study of medieval cartography
ⓘ
largest known surviving medieval mappa mundi ⓘ |
| script | Latin ⓘ |
| width | approximately 1.34 metres ⓘ |
| worldview |
Christian-centric
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medieval European ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.