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Catalan Atlas

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THE CATALAN ATLAS - Browsing Facsimile Editions (4K / UHD)

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The World Before America, the Catalan Atlas #MinuteHistory #Art #Shorts

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Le mystère de l'Atlas catalan - François-Xavier Fauvelle

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The Catalan Atlas is the most important map of the medieval period in the Catalan language. It was produced by the Majorcan cartographic school and is attributed to Cresques Abraham, a Jewish book illuminator who was self-described as a master of the maps of the world as well as compasses. It has been in the royal library of France since the time of King Charles V. The Catalan Atlas originally consisted of six vellum leaves folded vertically, painted in various colors including gold and silver. These were cut in half later, and mounted on wooden panels enclosed in a leather binding.
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