Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 495 |
| Release | : 2010-10-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004186712 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004186719 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (719 Downloads) |
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Download or read book Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715 written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
