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A ''mappa mundi'' (Latin (:ˈmappa ˈmʊndiː); plural = ''mappae mundi'') is any medieval European map of the world. Such maps range in size and complexity from simple schematic maps an inch or less across to elaborate wall maps, the largest of which was 11 ft. (3.5 m.) in diameter. The term derives from the Medieval Latin words ''mappa'' (cloth or chart) and ''mundi'' (of the world). Approximately 1,100 mappae mundi are known to have survived from the Middle Ages. Of these some 900 are found illustrating manuscripts and the remainder exist as stand-alone documents.〔J. B. Harley (1987); Volume I, p. 286〕 ==Types of ''mappae mundi''== Extant mappae mundi come in several distinct varieties, including: * Zonal or Macrobian maps * Tripartite or "T-O" maps * Quadripartite maps (including the Beatus maps) * complex maps Medieval world maps which share some characteristics of traditional mappae mundi but contain elements from other sources, including Portolan charts and Ptolemy's ''Geography'' are sometimes considered a fifth type, called "transitional mappae mundi". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mappa mundi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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