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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Species : visions and values
  • Fantasies : seeing without what was within
  • Prestiges : illusions in magic and art
  • Glamours : demons and virtual worlds
  • Images : the reformation of the eyes
  • Apparitions : the discernment of spirits
  • Sights : King Saul and King Macbeth
  • Seemings : philosophical scepticism
  • Dreams : the epistemology of sleep
  • Signs : vision and the new philosophy.