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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
MOVING FORWARD
12015-05-20T08:04:05-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52816Intro last pageplain2016-01-25T10:27:49-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fPath One: 1122-1235
While the composite map illustrates something of the sheer volume of Prester John data available as well as the legend’s global reach, it does not tell much of a story in itself. In the following section, I will break this data down in a series of focused maps organized by what I will henceforth refer to as “eras” of the legend. In the following sections, I will use these maps to help tell the global story of Prester John.
WHAT'S TO COME?
In addition to a visual/narrative history of all five eras of the Prester John legend, this space will also house an e-archive of the Letter of Prester John and its hundreds of manuscripts. This e-archive will provide transcriptions of the of Letter and its many interpolations in order to illustrate more locally how this communally-authored legend changed over time to suit the imaginations and ambitions of its readership.
1media/presterjohn.jpg2015-05-15T08:06:32-07:00Ece Turnator29e4049201e5a129c2f4f38633d734d2df4b7e07Orientation to ProjectChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com119image_header1569472022-04-12T09:44:54-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
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12015-05-17T12:05:35-07:001652 - From Peter Heylyn, Cosmographie3Cited in Michael Brooks, "Visual Representations of Prester John and His Kingdom."media/PJHeylyn.pngplain2016-04-24T10:32:44-07:00
