Taking possession of astronomy : Frontispieces and illustrated title pages in 17th-century books on astronomy
The thesis is a survey of 291 frontispieces and illustrated title pages in European books on astronomy from the 17th century. It is a quantitative and qualitative survey of how motifs are related to consumption, identification and display. Elements in the motifs related to factual content as opposed...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-38873 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7190-137-8 |