John Weisweiler

Ancient Rome is the perfect book for anyone who is interested in this defining period of world history

On the upper floor was a gallery devoted to Meissen porcelain

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Grollemond and Keene take us through the tropes and imagery that first built the fantasy of medieval times and follow it through to our own modern day retellings with vivid illustrations

The Book of Marvels: A Medieval Guide to the Globe MD2021 John WeisweilerLarisa Grollemond, Kelin Michael, Elizabeth Morrison, and Joshua ODriscoll This fascinating volume explores an important fifteenth century illustrated manuscript tradition that provides a revealing glimpse of how western Europeans conceptualized the world. From the classical encyclopedias of Pliny to famous tales such as The Travels of Marco Polo, historical travel writing has had a lasting impact, despite the fact that it was based on a curious