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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael HunterPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781472478726ISBN 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  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList 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 IndexReviews"""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 Author InformationMichael 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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