Observing the World Through Images: Diagrams and Figures in the Early-Modern Arts and Sciences
Nicholas Jardine & Isla FayThe well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of image production and communication; the transformation of images through copying and adaptation for new purposes; genres and traditions of imagery in particular scientific disciplines; the mnemonic and pedagogical value of diagrams; the relationship between text and image; and the roles of diagrams as tools to think with.--
ISBN : 9789004263840
年:
2013
出版社:
Brill
语言:
english
ISBN 10:
9004263845
ISBN 13:
9789004263840
文件:
PDF, 13.60 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013