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Vanities of the eye : vision in early modern European culture /

In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clark, Stuart
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eye wonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary. works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the rel.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 415 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0191530476
9780191530470
9786611164041
6611164049
9780191562099
0191562092