Seeing Across Cultures in the Early Modern World

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012

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What were the possibilities and limits of vision in the early modern world? Drawing upon experiences forged in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, the author argues that distinctive ways of habituating the eyes in the early modern period had epistemic consequences: in the realm of politics, daily practice and the imaginary.

ISBN-13
9781409411895
ISBN-10
1409411893
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2012
Publication date
2012-05-28
Pages
302
Dimensions
234x156x
Weight
808