The Many Dimensions of a Sixteenth-Century Cosmographia
The front cover for Volume 7 of SOURCE shows a photo of "Focused Attention," a nine-foot-long bronze alligator statue that now lives at the front entrance of Library West. "Focused Attention" is facing the camera, looking fierce.
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Abend-David, Ilana, Rebecca Jefferson, and Katie Smith. 2025. “The Many Dimensions of a Sixteenth-Century Cosmographia: A Case Study in Collaborative Curation and Historical Complexity”. SOURCE: Magazine of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 7 (1):46–51. https://doi.org/10.32473/sourceuf.7.1.140283.

Abstract

In 2024, the Libraries acquired Peter Apian's Cosmographia, one of the most important treatises on mapping the earth in the Renaissance world. With its unique volvelles, extensive material reuse, and high demand, Cosmographia catalyzed extensive interdepartmental collaboration within the Libraries to ensure its longevity.

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