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Pierre le Rouge, French, 15th century after Lucas Brandis de Schass, German, 15th century Map of the Holy Land Woodcut on two blocks 38.7 x 55.2 cm Norman Bier Section for Maps of the Holy Land Gift of Norman and Frieda Bier, London Accession number: B95.0684 |
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From: La Mer Des Hystoires, Pierre Le Rouge for Vincent Commin, Paris, 1488. French translation of Rudimentum Novitorum, Published in 1475 by Lucas Brandis de Schass This rare woodcut comes from the French edition of a book by Lucas Brandis de Schass, Rudimentum Novitorum, a history of the world according to the medieval Christian theological view and are considered the first printed maps to be more than diagrams. Oriented to the east and drawn from a diagonal bird's-eye view, it extends from Damascus and Sidon in the north to the Red Sea. Symbolically Jerusalem is located at its center, depicted in the medieval pattern of a city encircled by a wall. Two additional walls have been added in accordance with Josephus Flavius. Acre is represented as the second city after Jerusalem, in commemoration of the Crusader period. Major scenes and characters from the Old and New Testaments are portrayed. Small silhouette-like figures represent pilgrims, while personifications of the celestial directions in the fo From the Israel Museum publications: Tishby, Ariel, ed., Holy Land in Maps, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2001, English / Hebrew The Jewish World 365 Days, from the Collections of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, U.S.A., 2004 The Israel Museum, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005 Zalmona, Yigal, ed., The Israel Museum at 40: Masterworks of Beauty and Sanctity, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005 Beauty and Sanctity: the Israel Museum at 40. A Series of Exhibitions Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2006 Exhibitions: On the Map: Cartographic Images of the Holy Land, Spring-Winter 2001/2, Israel Museum Jerusalem The Beauty of Sanctity: Masterworks from Every Age, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Spring-Summer 2005 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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