Star Maps History, Artistry, and Cartography /: History, Artistry, and Cartography. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nick Kanas.
• Other Names: Kanas, Nick
• Contents: Preface to Third Edition -- Foreword to First Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Chapter 1: What is a star map? -- Chapter 2: Non-European cosmology and constellation development -- Chapter 3: European cosmology -- Chapter 4: European constellation development -- Chapter 5: Early European star maps -- Chapter 6: The "Big Four" of the Golden Age of imaged star maps -- Chapter 7: Other important star maps of the Golden Age -- Chapter 8: Special topics -- Chapter 9: Mapping the stars in early America -- Chapter 10: The transition to non-imaged star maps -- Chapter 11: Terrestrial and celestial pictorial maps -- Chapter 12: Celestial images in artistic paintings -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Collecting celestial maps and prints -- Appendix B: Supplementary reference catalog -- Appendix C: Indices of major constellation atlases -- Appendix D: The British Library "Kings's" edition -- Appendix E: Glossary -- Index.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (599 p.)
• Subjects: 523.80223; Stars -- Atlases -- History; Constellations -- Atlases -- History; Cartography -- History; Stars -- Charts, diagrams, etc; Constellations -- Charts, diagrams, etc; Cartography; Constellations; Stars; Electronic books; Electronic books; Charts, diagrams, etc; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030136130; 3030136132; 3030136124; 9783030136123; 9783030136147; 3030136140; 9783030136154; 3030136159
• Related ISBNs: 9783030136123
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.