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The Original Placement Of The Hereford Mappa Mundi, Daniel Terkla
The Original Placement Of The Hereford Mappa Mundi, Daniel Terkla
Daniel Terkla
Although antiquarians, historians of cartography, palaeographers and art historians have written about the Hereford mappa mundi for more than three hundred years, we know little about its original placement or use. This paper relies on new masonry and endrochronological evidence and the system of medieval ecclesiastical preferments to argue that this monumental world map was originally exhibited in 1287 next to the first shrine of St Thomas Cantilupe in Hereford Cathedral’s north transept. It did not function as an altarpiece, therefore, but as part of what I call the Cantilupe pilgrimage complex, a conglomeration of items and images which was …
The Revolution Is Being Televised: Pedagogy And Information Retrieval In The Liberal Arts College, Daniel Terkla, Steve Mckinzie
The Revolution Is Being Televised: Pedagogy And Information Retrieval In The Liberal Arts College, Daniel Terkla, Steve Mckinzie
Daniel Terkla
In this period of rapid and ongoing technological change, teaching undergraduates sophisticated research skills demands more than the traditional library tour or instruction. It requires collaboration between faculty and librarians. The authors offer the plan they have tested and which they and their students find beneficial in filling this demand.