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Galileo's visions piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind

Title
Galileo's visions [electronic resource] : piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind / Marco Piccolino and Nicholas J. Wade.
Author
Piccolino, Marco.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

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Additional Authors
Wade, Nicholas J.
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 318 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Galileo's visions (Online)
Alternative Title
Galileo's visions (Online)
Subject
  • Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
  • Galilée
  • Visual perception > History
  • Eye > Movements > Research > History
  • Science
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The arts in Renaissance Italy -- The historians: the discovery of social and cultural history -- Artists and writers -- Patrons and clients -- The uses of works of art -- Taste -- Iconography -- Worldviews: some dominant traits -- The social framework -- Cultural and social change -- Comparisons and conclusions.
LCCN
2013948632
OCLC
ssj0001130234
Author
Piccolino, Marco.
Title
Galileo's visions [electronic resource] : piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind / Marco Piccolino and Nicholas J. Wade.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Wade, Nicholas J.
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