Monks' Map Overview (SEB)
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- Synopsis
- This is a framed Monks' map is originally nearly three metres long and half a metre tall, and can be viewed over 4 pages, the first 2 of which are a braille description. The map is over 400 years old.The main feature running across the centre of the map, from left to right, is the River Thames. The river, shown in pale blue, is surrounded by green areas representing meadows and fields with darker green, smaller areas for trees and woodland. Downstream is on the left of the map and upstream on the right. Four clusters of buildings are shown more or less spaced equidistant from each other along the top edge of the map. The buildings are drawn in three-dimension. For the tactile image, the map has been divided over two facing pages - a left-hand side and a right-hand side - with a key above the left-hand side. The map is contained within a thick line border with a broken line to show the extent of the map interpretation panel. Two textures show the meadows/ fields and trees/woodland. The river and ditches are shown with no texture bordered by two thin lines. The roads and red roofs are shown as a further texture. Solid texture shows the blue roofs, row of buildings, watermill, bridge, arch in the abbey ruins, and lock. Hatched lines show the second line of the river.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/12/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.