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    Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline

    By Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton

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    Our critically acclaimed smash hit Cartographies of Time is now available in paperback. In this first comprehensive history of graphic representations of time, authors Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton have crafted a lively history featuring fanciful characters and unexpected twists and turns. From medieval manuscripts to websites, Cartographies of Time features a wide variety of timelines that in their own unique ways, curving, crossing, branching, defy conventional thinking about the form. A fifty-four-foot-long timeline from 1753 is mounted on a scroll and encased in a protective box. Another timeline uses the different parts of the human body to show the genealogies of Jesus Christ and the rulers of Saxony. Ladders created by missionaries in eighteenth-century Oregon illustrate Bible stories in a vertical format to convert Native Americans. Also included is the April 1912 Marconi North Atlantic Communication chart, which tracked ships, including the Titanic, at points in time rather than by their geographic location, alongside little-known works by famous figures, including a historical chronology by the mapmaker Gerardus Mercator and a chronological board game patented by Mark Twain. Presented in a lavishly illustrated edition, Cartographies of Time is a revelation to anyone interested in the role visual forms have played in our evolving conception of history

    Editor's Note

    Daylight saving time…

    As your brain trips over where the extra hour went as we spring forward for daylight saving time, see how humans have pictured the mind-bending concept of time throughout history. “Cartographies of Time” is for every microhistory buff and anyone who wishes for more time.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
    Release dateJul 2, 2013
    ISBN9781616891725
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    Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline
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    Daniel Rosenberg

    Daniel Rosenberg is a film-studio executive and producer. In July 2001 Daniel and his wife, Leora, were married in her hometown of Johannesburg, South Africa. They have a daughter and live in Manhattan.

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    • 5/5
      I was skeptical that the authors could find enough information in timelines to fill 200+ pages, but I was pleasantly surprised at how they tied in graphical representations of time with the philosophy and current events of the time period, from Biblical chronology to the Cold War.
    • 2/5
      I didn't finish this. It's not bad, but about half way through I decided I didn't really care.The illustrations are lovely. The text seems to keep repeating more or less the same thing, just with different names. It's also too big and heavy for comfortable reading.I was reading the German edition. Some of my difficulties could have been due to the translation.
    • 5/5
      Loved it! Had to buy a hard copy after reading the digital copy. The text flows easy and - combined with the rich visual material - it's simply a delight to read, the layout of the books pictures follow the authors comments on the cartographies almost flawless.