ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHOROGRAPHY
Via Latin from Greek khōrographia, from khōros place, country + -graphy.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOROGRAPHY»
Discover the use of
chorography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
chorography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Notions on the
Chorography of Brazil
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Joaquim Manuel De Macedo,
2011
LUCIA NUTI MEASURE AND PICTURE Creating recognizable images of the
visible features of single parts of the oecttmene, the inhabited world, was
recognized by Ptolemy as the final aim of chorography. A field of vision was thus
opened up ...
3
Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities ...
Chorography: Geography. WritSmall. We shall not cease from exploration And
the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place
for the first time. (T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding V, Four Quartets) <*s When Sir Julius ...
4
Geography, Science and National Identity: Scotland Since 1520
Chorography, map-making and national identity Strictly speaking, chorography
as the description of parts of the known world, as opposed to geography's
concern with the whole (and cosmography's with the earth's celestial location),
dates ...
Charles W. J. Withers,
2001
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Pomponius Mela's Description of the World
It is as if Mela wrote The Chorography as much for himself as for others. He
expresses occasional skepticism about the legends, or fabulae,27 that have
come down, and he takes particular care to locate various places in the
geography of ...
Pomponius Mela, Frank E. Romer,
1998
6
Mapping Medieval Geographies: Geographical Encounters in the ...
During the medieval period, chorography seemingly disappears from the
geographic vocabulary for several centuries, emerging again in the Renaissance
with the rediscovery of Ptolemy in the West.3 However, while the word may have
taken ...
7
Representing Place: Landscape Painting and Maps
that "the end of Chorography is to deal separately with a part of the whole" in
contrast with Geography, whose task is "to survey the whole in its just proportions
,"49 nevertheless the part in question remains a part 0/that whole, a whole that is,
...
8
The
Chorography of Suffolk
A village-by-village survey of Suffolk, including descriptions of church monuments, other antiquities, local ecclesiastical and manorial customs. and property ownership, in the first five years of the seventeenth century.
D. N. J. Macculloch,
1976
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Literary Emplacements:
Chorography and Placemaking in Early ...
Deploying an array of literary tools, each author seeks to insert a newly-conquered place into a re-imagined Spanish world. These works, their sources, and their contexts, complicate the received notion of a monolithically hegemonic empire.
Elizabeth Pettinaroli,
2008
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The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina: Early Evidence of Egyptian ...
35) Besides the literary forms of chorography and topography we also hear of
pictorial variants in the form of cartographic paintings1. The exact character of
these pictorial genres is disputed. It would seem that chorography refers to larger
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOROGRAPHY»
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chorography is used in the context of the following news items.
Houston prepares for Freedom Over Texas
"It's precise chorography. Everything has a specific place in the show." Tickets remain on sale. Visit the show's website for more information. «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»
Chippenham dance pair fly to Slovenia for European Cheerleading …
“She's just amazing, she's given up her time to go out with them, and it's really down to her because without her chorography they would not be ... «The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, Jun 15»
St. Columban Festival starts Thursday
NKG's show involves chorography, props, and crowd interaction. For more information on the Band go to www.nakedkarategirls.com/home ... «Loveland Magazine, Jun 15»
BWW Reviews: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at the Gateway
Additionally, Peggy Hickey's chorography is fun and energetic and Martin Pakledinaz's costumes seem fitting for the late 1920's time period. «Broadway World, Jun 15»
lore | Bangarra Dance Theatre
Blanco and Brown's chorography, the ensembles performance, Steve Francis's music and Jennifer Irwin's costume designed all worked ... «Australian Stage Online, Jun 15»
Post-Holocaust homecoming frames Christian Petzold's Phoenix
“I like it the other way around, where it's a chorography of love or a choreography of desire, then you feel, 'Hey, this is political.' “I don't want to ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»
1920s romance, decadence and madness, all in Boris Eifman's …
"I thought, 'Wow, I feel so touched by this and I feel the excitement in the chorography,'" Morr said. "I knew then an audience would feel the ... «Daily Pilot, Jun 15»
LP presents Dickens' unsolvable mystery: 'Drood'
Heather Malroy steps from behind the title of chorography to take on the role of Janet Conover as Helena Landless, Neville's twin sister. «The Suburban Times, May 15»
A show for the young and young-at-heart
Adapted from writer Harvey Fierstein's book, Newsies is the winner of the 2012 Tony awards for “Best Score” and “Best Chorography” and is ... «Out & About Nashville, May 15»
Café Nordo's Don Nordo Del Midwest a New Seattle Icon That Is Not …
Don Nordo Del Midwest's spectacular chorography used every inch of the simple room to both entertain and provide sumptuous gastronomical ... «Huffington Post, May 15»