Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : the life and work of the last man to search for universa...
Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : the life and work of the last man to search for universa...
Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : the life and work of the last man to search for universal knowledge / Joscelyn Godwin.
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Publisher
Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, c2009.
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NQ943.04092/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
304 p. : ill., maps, music ; 29 cm.
Contents
Prologue: Interesting times -- Kircher's life and work : an overview -- Frontispieces -- The illustration of Kircher's works -- Antiquity misread -- Antiquity preserved -- Antiquity imagined -- Naturalia : fire and water -- Naturalia : air and earth -- Music -- Machines of past and present -- Machin...
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Publisher
Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, c2009.
Place of Publication
Vermont
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man."--Provided by publisher.
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Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : the life and work of the last man to search for universal knowledge / Joscelyn Godwin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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NQ943.04092/1
Record Identifier
74VvV8gq34eX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvV8gq34eX
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ISBN
1594773297 (hardcover)
9781594773297 (hardcover)
DDC
943.04092 B
MMS ID
991010141989702626
