The Image of Restoration Science: The Frontispiece to Thomas Sprat’s History of the Royal Society (1667)
Author:   Michael Hunter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781472478726


Pages:   150
Publication Date:   14 December 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Michael Hunter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781472478726


ISBN 10:   147247872
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   14 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. John Beale, ‘Lord Bacon’s Elogyes’ and the fortunes of Sprat’s History 3. The overall design of the frontispiece: sources and significance 4. Details: the portraits, books and institutional accoutrements of the Royal Society 5. The instruments. By Jim Bennett 6. The publication and dissemination of the print 7. Conclusion Index

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""Historians of art, the book and print-making will benefit from reading it just as much as historians of science. It is a gem."" - Ludmilla Jordanova, University of Durham, Notes and Records of the Royal Society


Historians of art, the book and print-making will benefit from reading it just as much as historians of science. It is a gem. - Ludmilla Jordanova, University of Durham, Notes and Records of the Royal Society


"""Historians of art, the book and print-making will benefit from reading it just as much as historians of science. It is a gem."" - Ludmilla Jordanova, University of Durham, Notes and Records of the Royal Society"


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Michael Hunter, FBA, is Emeritus Professor of History in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of numerous books, including Boyle: Between God and Science (2009); Boyle Studies: Aspects of the Life and Thought of Robert Boyle (1627-91) (2015) and The Boyle Papers: Understanding the Manuscripts of Robert Boyle (2007); and is editor of Printed Images in Early Modern Britain: Essays in Interpretation (2010).

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