An Analysis of the Cross-Cultural Historical Connotations Carried by Map Media in the Early Modern Context
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Early modern, map carrier, cross-cultural history of art, Complete Map of the World, material cultureAbstract
From the 16th to the 17th century, the flow of knowledge and the exchange of materials between the East and the West significantly accelerated. Maps, as important carriers of knowledge, underwent significant changes in their material forms, from printed paper in Europe to silk, screens, and woodblock prints in East Asia. This transformation of material forms itself is a micro-sample of the cross-cultural history of art. Centered on the dissemination lineage of Matteo Ricci's Complete Map of the World, and comparing it with Martino Martini (Wei Kuangguo)'s The New Map of China, Michele Ruggieri (Luo Mingjian)'s manuscripts, and Japanese Nanban screens, this article starts from the material of the carrier, the drawing techniques, the relationship between text and graphics, the translation of knowledge, and the usage scenarios, to analyze the artistic historical implications carried by the map carriers in the cross-cultural flow. Map carriers are not passive media.
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