Influences : art, optics, and astrology in the Italian Renaissance

The study of the heavens is holy: the cosmos, the creator, vision, and the soul -- Let there be light: rays in the macrocosm -- Celestial rays and the earthly world of change -- The physical nature of vision, the material image, and the soul -- Early modern ecosystems: the city, the building, the pe...

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Hoofdauteur: McGrath, Mary Quinlan (Auteur)
Formaat: Boek
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] : The University of Chicago Press , 2013
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Auteur aantekeningen:Mary Quinlan-McGrath
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Samenvatting:The study of the heavens is holy: the cosmos, the creator, vision, and the soul -- Let there be light: rays in the macrocosm -- Celestial rays and the earthly world of change -- The physical nature of vision, the material image, and the soul -- Early modern ecosystems: the city, the building, the person -- Architectural theory and astrological foundations: three case studies -- The hidden power in a picture: how celestial rays are trapped in images -- Look, reflect, be changed: the great astrological vaults of the Italian Renaissance
Beschrijving item:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index
Fysieke beschrijving:XI, 284 S., [6] Bl. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:9780226922843
0226922847