https://hist231.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/7918a5c8a5ff383847fd944657be5843.jpg 83af907f09bba4ae7d4055f4b1cd1b7f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Creation with Cosmographical Diagram Description An account of the resource The map is a painted woodcut from the 1534 edition of the Luther Bible and is found at the beginning of Genesis in the Old Testament. There are two prominent features of the map: God overseeing creation; and the concentric spheres of the cosmos. God the creator is cloaked in red and has elaborate gold and jewels around the neck. Their deep red cloak embraces creation and gives the impression of great power over the cosmos. Concentric circles of gold and red radiate from the creator’s head as bright rays. The material cosmos occupies the center of the image beneath the creator and consists of three concentric circles, reflecting the Italian tradition of placing the spheres of the cosmos concentrically (Cosgrove 90). The first ring of the cosmos is blue-green with tightly stacked and fluid wavy lines. Perhaps it reflects the billowing cloud symbols used in medieval, religious, cosmographical diagrams to represent a boundary where human senses are obscured, or perhaps it is the waters above the firmament as outlined in the Genesis creation narrative (Cosgrove 90). Next is the second ring of the cosmos which is twice as thick as the first. This ring contains celestial bodies, clouds, and birds in flight, all of which can be perceived by man. Varying shades of blue dominate the ring and yellow is used as a sharp contrast to denote the celestial bodies—sun, moon, and stars. The final sphere is a central Eden landscape which two human occupants, likely Adam and Eve. The figures are unclothed and surrounded by a green landscape and diverse wildlife. A body of blue water surrounds the landmass, and a sharp toothed sea creature occupies the bottom left waters. Four rivers radiate from the center of paradise (the Phison, Gehon, Tigris, and Euphrates). (Kaitlin Schaible '19) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Luther Bible, 1534. Weimar, Germany. Stiftung Weimarer Klassik, Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, Shelf mark, vol 1: C1, l:58b; vol. 2: C1, l:58c. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Map in a book Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Martin Luther. Biblia, Das Ist, Die Gantze Heilige Schrifft Deudsch, ed. Stephan Füssel. Köln: Taschen, 2003. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1534 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. wood cut Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections, Carleton College, Northfield, MN schaiblek Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource World map Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://bridge.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BRC_INST/1tn7c8c/alma991002559619702971" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carleton Gould Library, Special Collections (Books, Quarto) BS239 2003</a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. World References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. Cosgrove, Dennis E. “Images of Renaissance Cosmography, 1490 – 1650.” In The History of Cartography, vol. 3, part 1, Cartography in the European Renaissance, ed. David Woodward. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.smu.edu/~/media//Site/Bridwell/Exhibitions/ProthroBibles/Reformation/B-234Luther_1000.ashx">https://www.smu.edu/~/media//Site/Bridwell/Exhibitions/ProthroBibles/Reformation/B-234Luther_1000.ashx</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights for maps held by individual publishers and institutions. Thumbnails displayed constitute fair use. 16th century animals camels cosmographical diagram elephants God horses lions mountains Paradise people rivers sea monsters world map