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The book traces major concepts including: the creation of the visual effects of accuracy through careful action and training; the development of visual judgment and connoisseurship; the role of a network in the production of knowledge; balancing readers' expectations with representational conve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doherty, Meghan C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2022]
Colección:Scientiae studies
Temas:
1600-1699
Arts, English > 17th century.
Engraving, English > 17th century.
Arts anglais > 17e siècle.
Gravure anglaise > 17e siècle.
History of art and design styles: c 1600 to c 1800.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
ART / Techniques / Drawing.
Arts, English.
Engraving, English.
Illustration.
History of scholarship (principally of social sciences and humanities)
History of science.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Innocent Witch-craft of Lights": Developing Visual Judgment through Printed Books
  • 2. "A New Visible World": Developing a Visual Vocabulary for the Microscopic
  • 3. "Nearly Resembling the Live Birds": Collecting and Collating for the Reformation of Natural History
  • 4. "These Rude Collections": Accumulating Observations and Experiments
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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