Woodcuts as Reading Guides How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550)
In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books on medicine and astrology fulfilled important rhetorical functions in knowledge co...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
2024
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| Series: | Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse boekhandel
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