The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
12016-03-26T20:53:22-07:0072 Kings7plain2016-03-29T09:53:57-07:00According to Isidore of Seville's well-known medieval encyclopedia, Etymologies, the world was composed of seventy-two tribes of people. The fact that John rules over seventy-two kings suggests that John is clearly a universal ruler.
Below is the popular medieval, T+O map of the world popularized in copies of Isidore's Etymologies. These maps were oriented with East pointing upwards and consisted of three land masses, each the inheritance of each of Noah's three sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth). The lands were separated by water (usually understood as the Great Sea and the Mediterranean Sea).
