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Giants of delft: Johannes Vermeer and the natural philosophers : the parallel search for knowledge during the age of discovery
Robert D. Huerta
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page 9)
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Preface (page 11)
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Introduction (page 15)
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1. Instrument-Mediated Knowledge in the Arts and Sciences (page 19)
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"Instrumental Systems for the Imitation of Nature" and Instrument-Aided Perception
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2. Leeuwenhoek, Galileo, van Eyck, and Vermeer (page 30)
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The Fruits of Observation and Technique
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3. Galileo, Huygens, Leeuwenhoek, and Vermeer (page 54)
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The Intellect as Lens
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4. Leeuwenhoek, Galileo, Hooke, and Vermeer (page 72)
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The Interplay of Text and Image
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5. Vermeer and Mapping (page 90)
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The Landscape of Reality
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6. Vermeer, Raphael, and Huygens (page 102)
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The Art of Painting and Saturn's Rings
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Conclusion: Vermeer's Philosophy of Perception (page 120)
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Notes (page 125)
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References (page 145)
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Index (page 151)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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LEO | 37.3 (Jun. 2004): 258-259 | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/169892 |
BJHS | 39.1 (Mar. 2006): 131 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/4028558 |
ISIS | 96.4 (Dec. 2005): 654-655 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/501390 |
IM | 56.2 (2004): 208 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/40233930 |
ESM | 9.4 (2004): 373-376 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/4130211 |
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Published: c2003
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
- 9780838755389 (hardcover)