Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715

Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715
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Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2010-10-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004186719

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The conviction that Nature was God's second revelation played a crucial role in early modern Dutch culture. This book offers a fascinating account on how Dutch intellectuals contemplated, investigated, represented and collected natural objects, and how the notion of the 'Book of Nature' was transformed.


Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715
Language: en
Pages: 495
Authors:
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-25 - Publisher: BRILL

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The conviction that Nature was God's second revelation played a crucial role in early modern Dutch culture. This book offers a fascinating account on how Dutch
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