22-02-2016, 12:56 PM
VViews,
Thank you for that wonderful link the history of cartography page.
I have to say that your opinion about green water not being useful in provenancing and dating imagery runs contrary to the usual opinion, which is that to represent sea-water as green was rare in Europe before the manuscript tradition was influenced by models gained from outside the Latin environment, whether Jewish or Islamic.
During the Renaissance, however, when people began to try making 'photographic' pictures, they would represent the green colour of Aegean waters, and of the Venetian lagoon, as it was before polluted.
So, like use of the 'cloud band' pattern in Latin works, seeing sea-water painted green is significant of external influences. That's why some of the earlier examples (such as Matthew Paris' maps) are so interesting to historians.
There are a lot of green-water images on that site, but none are important if dated after 1438.
I look forward to seeing more of Don's examples.
Thank you.
Thank you for that wonderful link the history of cartography page.
I have to say that your opinion about green water not being useful in provenancing and dating imagery runs contrary to the usual opinion, which is that to represent sea-water as green was rare in Europe before the manuscript tradition was influenced by models gained from outside the Latin environment, whether Jewish or Islamic.
During the Renaissance, however, when people began to try making 'photographic' pictures, they would represent the green colour of Aegean waters, and of the Venetian lagoon, as it was before polluted.
So, like use of the 'cloud band' pattern in Latin works, seeing sea-water painted green is significant of external influences. That's why some of the earlier examples (such as Matthew Paris' maps) are so interesting to historians.
There are a lot of green-water images on that site, but none are important if dated after 1438.
I look forward to seeing more of Don's examples.
Thank you.