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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VerfasserIn: McGrath, Mary Quinlan (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, Ill. [u.a.] : The University of Chicago Press , 2013
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Bibliogr. Hinweis:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Mary Quinlan-McGrath, Influences. Art, optics, and astrology in the Italian Renaissance]
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Quinlan-McGrath, Mary, Influences: Art, Optics, and Astrology in the Italian Renaissance]
Verantwortlich:Mary Quinlan-McGrath
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index
Beschreibung:XI, 284 S., [6] Bl. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:9780226922843
0226922847