Walter Map

Walter Map was a writer, historian, christian minister and canon (1140–1210). He was born at Welsh Marches.

Also recorded as Walter Mapes; Walter de Mapes; Gautier Map.

Overview

Born at Welsh Marches in 1140, died in 1210.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Walter Mapes, Walter de Mapes and Gautier Map. His recorded languages were medieval Latin and Latin. His recorded confession was Catholic Church.

Catalogued works

27 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1878 to 1982. The first 12 are listed here.

De nugis curialium. Dissuasio Valerii. Queste du Saint Graal. The Latin Poems Commonly Attributed To Walter Mapes. La queste du Saint Graal. Les romans de la Table ronde. Latin Poems Commonly Attributed to Walter Mapes; Volume 16. Master Walter Ma's book. Gualteri Mapes De nugis curialium distinctiones quinque. Contes pour les gens de cour. Gautier Map, conteur anglais. De Nugis Curialium Distinctiones Quinque.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Chapter 1. Walter Map, Wales, and romance, Walter Map and the Matter of Britain, 2017. Map or Mapes, Walter (fl 1200), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Chapter 6. Walter Map in the Archives and the Transmission of the Matter of Britain, Walter Map and the Matter of Britain, 2017. Map, Walter, Enzyklopädie des Märchens Online. Oxford Medieval Texts: Walter Map: De Nugis Curialium: Courtiers' Trifles, 1983.

In detail

Walter Map studied at University of Paris. training under Gerard la Pucelle is recorded. the recorded working language is medieval Latin and Latin.

The field of work recorded is administration and management of the church and medieval Latin literature.

Places of work recorded in the authority are England and Wales.

Works named in the authority record are De nugis curialium and Dissuasio Valerii.

Chronology

  1. 1140Walter Map born at Welsh Marches.
  2. 1210Walter Map died.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Walter Map”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q431324: Walter Map

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