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Medieval Art
Diagrams from the dark ages: glimpses in to the workings of the medieval mind.
From mapping the soul to regulating marriage, the medieval diagram was an essential tool for thought. This post explores the incredible variety of these visual systems—from the Zodiac Man to the Guidonian Hand—before a deep dive into the strange and beautiful work of Opicinus de Canistris, a cleric whose visionary drawings combined scientific maps with divine revelations.
jmfwhittle
Jun 10, 20168 min read
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