Olaus Magnus, a Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555 - Volume III

The Swedish scholar and prelate, Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, lived the latter half of his life in exile. His devotion to his country and his people never faltered, nor his determination to give them a glorious place on the European cultural map by his writings. On his justly famous Carta Marina, published in Venic

List of contents

Contents: Text: Books 16-22 (with notes); Indexes.

About the author

P.G. Foote

Summary

The Swedish scholar and prelate, Olaus Magnus (1490-1557), last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, lived the latter half of his life in exile. His devotion to his country and his people never faltered, nor his determination to give them a glorious place on the European cultural map by his writings. On his justly famous Carta Marina, published in Venic

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• Authors: P.G. Foote, John Granlund
• Assisted by: P G Foote (Editor), P.G. Foote (Editor), Peter Foote (Editor), Peter Fisher (Translation), Humphrey Higgens (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367885281
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88528-1
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; History, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards