Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe
Book description
An unusual collaboration among distinguished art historians and historians of science, this book demonstrates how printmakers of the Northern Renaissance, far from merely illustrating the ideas of others, contributed to scientific investigations of their time. Hans Holbein, for instance, worked with cosmographers and instrument makers on some of the earliest…
Why read it?
1 author picked Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The advent of the exactly repeatable pictorial statement is arguably the most significant technological and cultural innovation in the history of humankind. This book examines in detail the contributions to scientific knowledge made by significant Renaissance artists, Hans Holbein, Albrecht Dürer, and Hendrick Goltzius principally among them. In addition to reproducing woodcuts, engravings, and etchings, the book depicts various complex forms of paper engineering from the Renaissance that acted as scientific instruments, maps, simulacra, or utile devices in themselves.
From Brian's list on illustrated stories for grown-ups.
Want books like Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe.
Browse books like Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in Europe, 16th century, and presidential biography?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about Europe, 16th century, and presidential biography.