Observing the world through images : : diagrams and figures in the early-modern arts and sciences / / edited by Nicholas Jardine and Isla Fay.

• TeilnehmendeR: Jardine, Nicholas.; Fay, Isla.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2014.
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Notes: Originally published as volume xviii, nos. 1-2 (2013) of Brill's journal, Early science and medicine.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Introduction /; Analogy and Difference /; Depicting the Medieval Alchemical Cosmos /; Anatomy, Bloodletting and Emblems /; The Use of Printed Images for Instrument-Making at the Arsenius Workshop /; Reconstructing Vernacular Mathematics /; Instruments and Illustration /; Teaching through Diagrams /; Index of Names /; Early science and medicine.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004263853
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by 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.