Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : the life and work of the last man to search for universal knowledge / Joscelyn Godwin.
2009
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Title
Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : the life and work of the last man to search for universal knowledge / Joscelyn Godwin.
Created/published
Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, ©2009.
Description
304 p. : ill., maps, music ; 29 cm
Associated name
Scope and content
"A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: Interesting times
Kircher's life and work : an overview
Frontispieces
The illustration of Kircher's works
Antiquity misread
Antiquity preserved
Antiquity imagined
Naturalia : fire and water
Naturalia : air and earth
Music
Machines of past and present
Machines : magnetic and optical
Maps and plans
Exotica
Images of the gods
Didactic images
Athanasius Kircher's writings.
Kircher's life and work : an overview
Frontispieces
The illustration of Kircher's works
Antiquity misread
Antiquity preserved
Antiquity imagined
Naturalia : fire and water
Naturalia : air and earth
Music
Machines of past and present
Machines : magnetic and optical
Maps and plans
Exotica
Images of the gods
Didactic images
Athanasius Kircher's writings.
Call number
CT1098.K46 G63 2009