Flattening the Medieval Earth

“Flattening the Medieval Earth is an important study of two historical transformations: of terrestrial geography in Columbus’s wake and of its later weaponisation in anti-religious rhetoric. Pablo de Felipe writes an engaging biography of a pervasive error –the belief that medieval Christendom had been flat-Earthbound.” - John Hedley Brooke, Oxford University, UK “Flattening the Medieval Earth is brilliant interdisciplinary research on how, in the 16th-17th centuries, several factors (including defending Copernicanism) led to the wrong idea of a medieval flat Earth, contributing to the prejudice of a permanent conflict between science and Christianity.” - Miguel Á. Granada, University of Barcelona, Spain “Flattening the Medieval Earth is a kaleidoscopic revelation of the richness of medieval discussions about the Earth’s shape and population. With masterful command of the sources and keen analytical eye, Pablo de Felipe clarifies the origin of the Flat Error and much more.” - Henrique Leitão, University of Lisbon, Portugal “Flattening the Medieval Earth is a ground-breaking study of the medieval debate around the shape of the Earth and the Antipodes. Pablo de Felipe convincingly demonstrates that it arose from within Christianity and not from a dichotomy between ‘science and faith’.” - Karla Pollmann, University of Tübingen, Germany