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Raumkonzepte durchwirken wissenschaftliche Diskurse und Forschungsgegenstände. Sie entscheiden über die Grundausrichtung einzelner Disziplinen, die geographische Räume, Sakral- und Herrschaftsräume, Schrift- und Gesellschaftsraum thematisieren. Sie spiegeln sich in kulturhistorisch geformten Kartentypen sowie in biblischen und literarischen Texten. Kulturräume von der Antike bis zur Moderne liefern Ansatzpunkte für Identitätsstiftung; sie bewahren und transformieren Wissen. Die Beiträge dieses interdisziplinär angelegten Bandes veranschaulichen die Forschungspraxis unterschiedlicher Fach­­richtungen. Sie zeigen, wie das jeweils unterlegte Raumkonzept auf die untersuchten Gegenstände einwirkt und das Erfassen der Orientierungssystematik zu neuen Lesarten führt.

This volume offers the author's central articles on the medieval and early modern history of cartography for the first time in English translation. A first group of essays gives an overview of medieval cartography, illustrating the methods of cartographers. Another analyzes world maps and travel accounts in relation to mapped spaces. A third examines land surveying, cartographical practices of exploration, and the production of Portolan atlases.

Research communication has been gaining public attention in recent years. Therefore, medievalists also need to focus on the transfer of their research topics to the public both within and outside the university. Based on current political demands calling for a change in communication culture, the article first of all deals theoretically with two different concepts of research communication, by distinguishing between forms of translation and those of popularization. Numerous public events, exhibitions, and cooperative projects with cities, schools, adult education centres, museums, and other educational institutions show that knowledge about the Middle Ages has been transmitted to interested laypersons for a long time. The authors see a particular challenge in the alterity of medieval culture, which at the same time provides an excellent opportunity for transferring research findings into society. The fascination with medieval materiality facilitates the transfer of knowledge by those disciplines that work with concrete objects, addressing issues of visuality and aesthetic experience. The article pinpoints conditions, strategies, and perspectives of successful research communication in medieval studies, and when focussing on current topics, the authors refer to concrete occasions and regional examples, showing why medieval research is still relevant today. ; Research communication has been gaining public attention in recent years. Therefore, medievalists also need to focus on the transfer of their research topics to the public both within and outside the university. Based on current political demands calling for a change in communication culture, the article first of all deals theoretically with two different concepts of research communication, by distinguishing between forms of translation and those of popularization. Numerous public events, exhibitions, and cooperative projects with cities, schools, adult education centres, museums, and other educational institutions show that knowledge about the Middle Ages has been transmitted to interested laypersons for a long time. The authors see a particular challenge in the alterity of medieval culture, which at the same time provides an excellent opportunity for transferring research findings into society. The fascination with medieval materiality facilitates the transfer of knowledge by those disciplines that work with concrete objects, addressing issues of visuality and aesthetic experience. The article pinpoints conditions, strategies, and perspectives of successful research communication in medieval studies, and when focussing on current topics, the authors refer to concrete occasions and regional examples, showing why medieval research is still relevant today.