Background
Edson, Evelyn was born on November 28, 1940 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of Arthur Lewis Edson and Margery Huff Edson-Gould.
(Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quain...)
Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quaint, amusing and simply wrong. This text studies these maps differently, showing that the medieval world view, as expressed in maps, was not only a matter of measuring space, but of placing the Earth in a philosophical and religious setting. A major component of this setting was the passage of time, and many medieval maps show a narrative of human spiritual development: creation, the giving of the law, the coming of Christ, and the Last Judgement. Viewing medieval maps, not as isolated pieces of parchment, but in the context of the manuscripts in which they appear (not necessarily geographies, but more often calendar manuscripts, scientific treatises and histories) reveals the roles played in medieval thought, and how, in turn, medieval thinking determined the form and content of maps.
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( In the two centuries before Columbus, mapmaking was tra...)
In the two centuries before Columbus, mapmaking was transformed. The World Map, 1300–1492 investigates this important, transitional period of mapmaking. Beginning with a 1436 atlas of ten maps produced by Venetian Andrea Bianco, Evelyn Edson uses maps of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to examine how the discoveries of missionaries and merchants affected the content and configuration of world maps. She finds that both the makers and users of maps struggled with changes brought about by technological innovation―the compass, quadrant, and astrolabe―rediscovery of classical mapmaking approaches, and increased travel. To reconcile the tensions between the conservative and progressive worldviews, mapmakers used a careful blend of the old and the new to depict a world that was changing―and growing―before their eyes. This engaging and informative study reveals how the ingenuity, creativity, and adaptability of these craftsmen helped pave the way for an age of discovery.
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Edson, Evelyn was born on November 28, 1940 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of Arthur Lewis Edson and Margery Huff Edson-Gould.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, 1962. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1972.
Teacher High School Oakwood School, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1962—1964. Lecturer western civilization University Chicago, 1966—1969. Visiting assistant professor history Roosevelt University, 1970—1971, associate dean continuing education, 1971—1972.
Professor Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, 1972—2006, professor emerita, since 2006. College representative Chancellor's advisory council Virginia Community College Systems, Richmond, 1983—1988. Co-chair joint committee transfer students State Council Higher Education Virginia, Richmond, 1990—1991.
Member advisory board western tradition telecourse WGBH, Boston, 1986—1988. Council member National Council Humanities, Washington, 2000—2004. Adjunct professor B interdisciplinary studies program University Virginia, Charlottesville, since 2007.
(Medieval world maps have been viewed in the past as quain...)
( In the two centuries before Columbus, mapmaking was tra...)
President Southside Fellowship, Scottsville, Virginia, 1990—2004, secretary, vice president. President James River Book Club, 1977—2004, secretary. Board directors Tandem School, Charlottesville, 1990—1993, Virginia Women's Forum, Charlottesville, 1990—2000, Scottsville Museum, since 2004, Albemarle County History Society, 2007—2008.
Member of Fry-Jefferson Map Society, Virginia Community College Association, Washington Map Society, Community College Humanities Association, Medieval Academy, American History Association (nominating committee 1992-1994, program committee 2004).
Married Andrew Austin Wilson, August 15, 1976. Children: Meredith Swan Cole, Benjamin Andrew Wilson.