Vanities of the Eye: Visions in Early Modern European Culture
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Softcover. Black wraps with color illustration on front cover, 415 pp, illustrated with bw illustrations. VG+. Item #174887
ISBN: 9786611164041
In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eye wonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary. works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the rel. Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC: 252692755
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