Drawn from Life: Science and Art in the Portrayal of the New World

by Victoria Dickenson

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The use of images as evidence in historical writing has been largely neglected by historians, though recent interest in the importance of visualization in scientific literature has led to a reappraisal of their value. In Drawn from Life, Victoria Dickenson uncovers a vast pictorial tradition of 'scientific illustration' that reveals how artists and writers, from the late sixteenth to the early nineteenth century portrayed the natural history and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802080731

ISBN13:9780802080738

Release Date:December 1998

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.8" x 9.7"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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