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Influences : art, optics, and astrology in the Italian Renaissance

Title
Influences : art, optics, and astrology in the Italian Renaissance / Mary Quinlan-McGrath.
Author
Quinlan-McGrath, Mary
Publication
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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Description
xi, 284 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
JQE 13-509
ISBN
  • 9780226922843 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 0226922847 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 9780226922850 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
  • 0226922855 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2012021912
OCLC
829644446
Author
Quinlan-McGrath, Mary, author.
Title
Influences : art, optics, and astrology in the Italian Renaissance / Mary Quinlan-McGrath.
Imprint
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.
Research Call Number
JQE 13-509
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