The power of images in early modern science
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Publication
2004 - Birkhauser, Basel, Switzerland
Language
English
Word Count
77,000 words, Guess
Page Count
308 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22584223M
- ISBN-103764324341
- OCLC Control Number52930006
- OCLC Control Numberpowerimagesearly00bttn
- Library of Congress Control Number2003060089
and 2 more
- LibraryThing3567139
- Goodreads5912815
Classifications
- LCCQ
Description
The book is dedicated to the role of visual representations in the early modern period. It brings together historical case studies from various fields and discusses epistemological questions such as the role of images as mediatory instances between practical and theoretical knowledge, the interaction between images and texts, and the potential of images to synthesize fragments of knowledge to a global picture.
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