03412nam 2200673 450 991079082890332120200520144314.090-04-26385-310.1163/9789004263857(CKB)2550000001170399(EBL)1582268(OCoLC)865650273(SSID)ssj0001107335(PQKBManifestationID)11590591(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001107335(PQKBWorkID)11082336(PQKB)11277163(MiAaPQ)EBC1582268(nllekb)BRILL9789004263857(Au-PeEL)EBL1582268(CaPaEBR)ebr10820853(CaONFJC)MIL552286(PPN)178907596(EXLCZ)99255000000117039920131107d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrObserving the world through images diagrams and figures in the early-modern arts and sciences /edited by Nicholas Jardine and Isla FayBoston :Brill,2014.1 online resource (240 p.)Originally published as volume xviii, nos. 1-2 (2013) of Brill's journal, Early science and medicine.90-04-26384-5 1-306-21035-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction /Isla Fay and Nicholas Jardine -- Analogy and Difference /Isabelle Pantin -- Depicting the Medieval Alchemical Cosmos /Jennifer M. Rampling -- Anatomy, Bloodletting and Emblems /Karin Ekholm -- The Use of Printed Images for Instrument-Making at the Arsenius Workshop /Samuel Gessner -- Reconstructing Vernacular Mathematics /Katie Taylor -- Instruments and Illustration /Hester Higton -- Teaching through Diagrams /Renée Raphael -- Index of Names /Nicholas Jardine and Isla Fay.The well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of image production and communication; the transformation of images through copying and adaptation for new purposes; genres and traditions of imagery in particular scientific disciplines; the mnemonic and pedagogical value of diagrams; the relationship between text and image; and the roles of diagrams as tools to think with. Contributors include: Isabelle Pantin, Jennifer Rampling, Samuel Gessner, Renee Raphael, Karin Ekholm, Hester Higton, and Katie Taylor.Scientific illustrationHistoryVisual communication in scienceHistoryArt and scienceHistoryScienceHistoryArt, ModernScientific illustrationHistory.Visual communication in scienceHistory.Art and scienceHistory.ScienceHistory.Art, Modern.240Jardine Nicholas103146Fay Isla1567171MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790828903321Observing the world through images3838369UNINA