The name of the shop was the inventio fortunata book emporium. During his travels, he wrote inventio fortunata the discovery of the fortunate islands, which he presented to king edward iii in the 60s. There are more than twenty books that the bible mentions by name that have been lost including the book of the battles of yahweh, a book of the chronicles of the kings of israel a book of the chronicles of the kings of judah. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the western idea of the. Inventio fortunata academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Because you think to ask extraterrestrial beings and places. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Mercator is believed to be referencing the inventio fortunata, the lost book dating from the 14th century which describes the north pole as a magnetic island surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.
Inventio fortunata, one of the most famous lost books of all time. Cnoyens source was cited as the res gestae arturi britanni or gestae arthuri, also lost, and a book written by an english minorite, a mathematician from oxford, who had travelled in the far north in 60 and recorded what he saw in a work called the inventio fortunata, also now lost. Inventio fortunata, fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery, is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the north pole as a magnetic island surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents. This book has been lost since the late 15th century. Cnoyen of boisleduc, whose dates are unknown and whose works are lost, that in. Lost book of the north, the inventio fortunatae fortunate discovery full book and documentary.
Lost book of the north, the inventio fortunatae fortunate discovery full ebook and documentary. In the second hour i read from the inventio fortunata, fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery, a lost book, dating from the 14th century, containing description of. Its fascinating that so little is known about it, aside from the title. Inventio fortunata in the 14th century, a franciscan monk from oxford, whose name is unknown, traveled the north atlantic. He described the geography of the arctic, including what he presumed was the north pole, in a book called inventio fortunata, or the discovery of the fortunate islands.
It is said in the book concerning the inventio fortunata that at the arctic pole there is a high magnetic rock, thirtythree german miles in. Most importantly, it contains a description of the north pole as a magnetic island black rock, rupes nigra surrounded by a. A first post described its extraordinary survival in a burnt copy of a copy of a copy in the wrong language. Navigators were better able to chart their positions, and the european race to china, sparked by interest in the writings of marco polo, commenced. A seminal event in arctic exploration occurred in 1409, when ptolemys geographia was translated into latin, thereby introducing the concepts of latitude and longitude into western europe. A list of various phantom islands recorded throughout history. Inventio fortunata also inventio fortunate, inventio fortunat or inventio fortunatae, fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery, is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the north pole as a magnetic island surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.
Inventio fortunata fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery, is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the north pole as a. A second post alleged that the if detailed an english trip to arctic canada in 60. Both these books are now lost to us, and so is cnoyens book, which makes the paper trail in researching this a little harder. The inventio remains one of the most intriguing of all lost books. The source of this mythical polar geography is a lost work by an unknown author of the 14th century. Cathy and i discuss the latest flat earth news and web sites available to those of you still doing ongoing research into this particular topic. A lost work is a document, literary work, or piece of multimedia produced some time in the past, of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Mysterious lost book called inventio fortunata fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery was said to be a travelogue written by a 14thcentury franciscan minorite friar from oxford who travelled the north atlantic region in the early 60s became main source of inspiration for cartographer. Inventio fortunata also inventio fortunate, inventio fortunat or inventio fortunatae, fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery, is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the north pole as a magnetic island the rupes nigra surrounded by a. A dutchman named jacobus cnoyen included much of the information from the inventio fortunata in his own travel book, but that was also lost.
Is there any more information out there about this book. A work may be lost to history through the destruction of an original manuscript and all later copies. Inventio fortunata the blessed discovery gestis arthuri the deeds of arthur despite its title, the inventio fortunata isnt a harry potter spell book. He described the geography of the arctic, including what he presumed was the north pole, in a book called inventio fortunata, or the discovery of the fortunate. He is believed by many to have written the inventio fortunata a description of. Arctic exploration, with an account of nicholas of lynn. The mythic geography of the northern polar regions. An ugly brick structure squatting between a laundromat and a hipster coffee place. Further thoughts on the inventio fortunata with thanks to.
This article compares the mythical geography of the northern polar regions in two very distinct traditions. A lost book from the 0s entitled inventio fortunata claimed compasses pointed to a magnetic island situated at the geographic north pole. Inventio fortunata translated to fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery was a. Gerardus mercator, a flemish cartographer who was also responsible for the standard projection still shown on maps today, combined this logic with details from a. Latin lnventio fortunatae, which book began at the last climate, that is to say latitude 54. Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio argosy book store. Flat earth decoded part 2 north pole the biggest secret. In this film i read the inventio fortunatae, the fortunate discovery, a fairly old rare document. Alternatively, petrus peregrinus, the early authority on magnets cited by gilbert, believed earths magnetism was caused by the celestial poles in the heavens. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the western idea of the geography of the arctic region persisted for several. The inventio fortunata, a lost book said to be a description of travels in the north atlantic by an unknown friar, describes, in a summary written by jacobus cnoyen but only found in a letter from gerardus mercator, voyages as far as the north pole. It seems likely this data had also influenced the early map of claudius clavus of 1431. We do know that the book was verbalized to jacobus cnoyen by another monk.
I was wondering what inventio fortunata meant, and now that you revealed that it is the title of a lost book, im captivated by the tale that you tell in your post. One was the today lost book inventio fortunata which book began at the last climate, that is to say latitude 54, continuing to the pole. Northern pygmies, giants and king arthurs conquest of the. Inventio fortunata is said to be a travelogue written by a franciscan friar from oxford who travelled the north atlantic region on behalf of edward iii.
All we have left of these two books are references to them. That was the reasoning behind this map, which shows the arctic with a magnetic mountain at its centre. The book was presented to edward iii of england in 60 as a present. The continents are separated by rivers through which warm water from the surrounding oceans flowed. Although it is believed that at least six copies of the book were made, all soon faded into the obscurity of history. The first is a manuscript called the inventio fortunata which means the discovery of the fortunate islands. Inventio fortunata also inventio fortunate, inventio fortunat or inventio fortunatae, fortunate, or fortune making, discovery, is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the north pole as a magnetic island surrounded by. Early maps of the northern polar regions were based on information from the lost book inventio fortunata, of about 63. Indeed, the 150708 map of johann ruysch explicitly claims such. He described the geography of the arctic, including what he presumed was the north pole, in a book called inventio fortunata, or the discovery of. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. This term most commonly applies to works from the classical world, although it is increasingly used in relation to modern works. Northern pygmies, giants and king arthurs conquest of the arctic. Rupes nigra, or the black rock, is an island that was imagined as a 33milewide black rock. The north pole, land of pygmies and giant magnets big think. Moreover, this book had a large circulation in europe and may have been. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the. Smithsonian posted a list of the top 10 books lost to time by authors like shakespeare, homer, melville, plath, hemingway, and an unknown monk explorer. The inventio fortunata the happy discovery is a text that weve already looked at twice on this blog. The main pivot of this tale rests on two different books. Inventio fortunata also inventio fortunate, inventio fortunat or inventio fortunatae, fortunate, or fortunemaking, discovery, is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the north pole as a magnetic island the rupes nigra surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Luckily, cnoyens version was extensively quoted in a letter from the flemish cartographer gerard mercator to the english courtier and alchemist john dee.
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