Silent messengers : the circulation of material objects of knowledge in the early modern Low Countries / edited by Sven Dupré and Christoph Lüthy.

Silent messengers : the circulation of material objects of knowledge in the early modern Low Countries / edited by Sven Dupré and Christoph Lüthy.

Berlin : Lit ; New Brunswick [N.J.] : Distribution in North America by Transaction Publishers, ©2011.

ii, 387 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Low Countries studies on the circulation of natural knowledge ; v. 1

"This book speaks about a world of mute objects ranging from plant bulbs, divining rods, and archeological findings to drawn, painted or printed images. It describes the functions of these objects as ambiguous and polyvalent carriers of knowledge, and analyzes the ways in which networks of scholars, craftsmen, mathematicians, anatomy professors or merchants active in the Low Countries attributed new meanings to them. The book treats of a period in which cities like Antwerp and Amsterdam were nodal points in the international exchange of goods, news, and skills."--Publisher's description.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-375) and index.

Low countries studies on the circulation of natural knowledge ; v. 1.

Germany.

GN406 .S5826 2011