The Body of the Artisan: Art and Experience in the Scientific Revolution

by Pamela H. Smith

Book Overview

In The Body of the Artisan , Pamela H. Smith demonstrates how much early modern science owed to an unlikely source: artists and artisans. Goldsmiths, locksmiths, carpenters, and painters were all sought after by early scientists for their intimate, hands-on knowledge of natural materials, as well as their ability to manipulate them. Drawing on a fascinating array of new evidence from northern Europe, and including nearly 200 images of artisans' objects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226764230
• ISBN13: 9780226764238
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.7" x 9.6"