Early Modern Eyes

Author	: Walter Simon Melion
Publisher	: BRILL
Total Pages	: 292
Release	: 2010
ISBN-10	: 9789004179745
ISBN-13	: 9004179747
Rating	: 4/5 (747 Downloads)

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Download or read book Early Modern Eyes written by Walter Simon Melion and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on optic theory, ethnography, and the visual cultures of Christianity, this volume explores various discourses of vision in early modern Europe and the colonial Americas.

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