Influences : art, optics, and astrology in the Italian Renaissance / Mary Quinlan-McGrath.

  • Quinlan-McGrath, Mary
Date:
2013
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

Physical description

xi, 284 pages (12 pages of plates) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.

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.

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    History of Medicine
    CV.34.AA4-5
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ISBN

  • 9780226922843
  • 0226922847