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Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World (Paperback): Joscelyn Godwin

Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World (Paperback)

Joscelyn Godwin

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Athanasius Kircher (1602-80) was acknowledged to be the most learned man of his age. By profession a Jesuit priest, he made himself an authority on every subject under (and above) the sun and published the results of his researches in over thirty lavishly illustrated volumes in Latin. His museum in Rome was famous and visited by everybody in the world of learning. Inevitably, his work has been superseded in most areas of study, but he remains a key figure in the history of ideas and in recent years there has been a revival of interest, in which Joscelyn Godwin has played a leading role. But while every other aspect of his thought has been studied, the fascinating engravings with which he illustrated his ideas have been largely ignored. This book fills that gap. It is divided into 15 chapters grouped by the engravings' subject; these illustrations reveal his singular mind and the way he was drawn to mysticism and magic.

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Imprint: Thames and Hudson
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2015
First published: 2009
Authors: Joscelyn Godwin
Dimensions: 280 x 252 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29174-0
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
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LSN: 0-500-29174-8
Barcode: 9780500291740

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