Tables of knowledge : Descartes in Vermeer's studio / Harriet Stone.
Tables of knowledge : Descartes in Vermeer's studio / Harriet Stone.
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Ithaca, N.Y. ; London : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N001.09032/1
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English
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xxxiii.168 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Preface : visual dimensions of thought -- Introduction : three versions of the philosopher's tale -- Ch. 1. Objects on display -- Ch. 2. Inset genesis : for a mind set/mindset out of history -- Ch. 3. Permutations : science in art's mirror -- Conclusion : time lines : knowledge, memory, and the illu...
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. ; London : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Stone investigates such diverse topics as seventeenth-century advances in optics and the attendant explosion of data about the natural world; the proliferation of material goods in prosperous Dutch homes; and the compelling realism of Golden Age paintings."--BOOK JACKET....
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Tables of knowledge : Descartes in Vermeer's studio / Harriet Stone.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N001.09032/1
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74VKJ2NjEooX
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0801444616 (cased) :
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001.09032
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991022042779702626
