Discover the history of celestial and terrestrial globes, from ancient Greece to Erhardt Weigel’s planetarium and star navigation.
Explore how traditional world maps like Mercator distort continents, and learn about accurate alternatives like Equal Earth and AuthaGraph.
Explore how Vincenzo Coronelli and the Renaissance reshaped globe-making, blending science, art, and discovery into lasting masterpieces.
Discover the Hereford Mappa Mundi: a stunning 13th-century map blending geography, myth, and faith, preserved at Hereford Cathedral.
Dante’s Divine Comedy blends poetic vision and medieval astronomy, offering a celestial journey through stars, science, and symbolism.
Explore Ulysses' role in Dante's Inferno,an allegory of pride, knowledge, and the human journey through sin, exile, and the search for meaning.
Explore Venetian turpentine’s history, a resin used by since the 16th century and revived today by Leonardo Frigo’s handcrafted globes.
Discover Fabriano, Italy’s Paper City, where artisans revolutionized papermaking. Explore its history and how it continues to shape art and globe-making today.
Discover Leonardo Frigo’s journey from hand-painted violins to a unique Dante’s globe that blends art, history, and centuries-old globe-making traditions.
Explore the Dantean globe – a fusion of wonder, faith, and knowledge that shaped the Divine Comedy’s geography, using both real and symbolic elements.
Discover an elegant collaboration in Florence and Milan where Jaeger-LeCoultre’s fine watchmaking meets the art of handcrafted globes.
Discover the fascinating history of globemakers and the art of globemaking, from ancient pioneers to renaissance masters. Read our article.
Explore the life and legacy of Vincenzo Coronelli, the 17th-century globe-maker who redefined Venetian craftsmanship with his globes and globe-making techniques
Step into the world of globe-making as we share the most frequently asked questions about globes from the 2024 edition of Homo Faber in Venice.
Homo Faber feels like a destination I always aspired to. In fact, I held it in high regard long before dedicating myself to globe-making.
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