Sous la lecon des vents

Le monde d'Andre Thevet, cosmographe de la Renaissance

By (author) Classiques Garnier

Book cover: Sous la lecon des vents

Extent: 642 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Earth & Life Sciences 

Series: Geographies du monde

Series volume number: 28

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(February 2021)

ISBN: 9782406112341

Price: $69.00

Out of stock

Hardback (Published)

(February 2021)

ISBN: 9782406112358

Price: $121.00

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This book, dedicated to the cosmographer Andre Thevet (1516-1592), is divided into four, like the four winds of the earth. It situates Thevet in his context (“Le cosmographe en son siecle”), considers the idea of the Mediterranean Orient (“L’Orient captif”), looks at the explorations and great discoveries of the time (“Le Monde ouvert”), and draws lessons from Thevet’s travels (“Lecons de plein vent”). Everything occurs on the islands in the sea.

  • By (author) Classiques Garnier