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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Main Author: McGrath, Mary Quinlan (Author)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] : The University of Chicago Press , 2013
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Author Notes:Mary Quinlan-McGrath
Table of Contents:
  • 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.