A major performance from Alun Armstrong goes so far as to ennoble "Mappa Mundi," a decent enough but hardly inspired piece that is invigorated no end by its leading man. Nearly two decades younger ...

The Mappa Mundi, completed by monk Fra Mauro in 1459, is the compendium of all the geographical knowledge of the time and is arguably the greatest medieval map of the world.

The Mappa Mundi exhibition first opened in 1996 following the completion of the New Library Building. The new exhibition also includes an interactive screen showing some of the cathedral's ancient ...

Beyond the outlines of countries and continents, Fra Mauro's Mappa Mundi is a magnificent golden and blue painting composed of minute drawings of gorgeous palaces, bridges, sailing ships, rolling ...