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Influences

Art, Optics, and Astrology in the Italian Renaissance

Influences( )
Author: Quinlan-McGrath, Mary
ISBN:978-0-226-42166-7
Publication Date:Sep 2016
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $42.95
Book Description:

Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. But this was the understanding of light radiation held by certain natural philosophers of early modern Europe, and that, argues Mary Quinlan-McGrath, was why educated people of the Renaissance commissioned artworks centered on astrological themes and...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: History / Europe / Italy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.54 x 2.29 x 0.18 cm
Book Weight:0.456 Kilograms



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