Book reviews : "Der St. Galler Klosterplan : Begleittext, Beischriften, und Übersetzung mit einem Beitrag von Ernst Tremp"

Reviews "Der St. Galler Klosterplan : Begleittext, Beischriften, und Übersetzung mit einem Beitrag von Ernst Tremp" ("The plan of the monastery of St. Gall : accompanying text, additional writings, and translation with a contribution by Ernst Tremp"), edited by the Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen (Verlag am Klosterhof, 2014). The unique plan of the Benedictine monastery of St Gall, Switzerland, which dates from the ninth century, is one of the oldest masterpieces in map history. This prestigious plan is now held in the Stiftsbibliothek (Codex Sangallensis 1092) together withmany other important medieval manuscripts of the Christian occident. It was made around 830 by an anonymous