Chapter The Art of Glassmaking and the Nature of Stones. The Role of Imitation in Anselm De Boodt's Classification of Stones

• Hoofdauteur: Dupré, Sven (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Augart, Isabella (Redacteur), Saß, Maurice (Redacteur), Wenderholm, Iris (Redacteur)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2018
• Reeks: Naturbilder / Images of Nature 8
• Onderwerpen: The arts: general issues; History of art / art & design styles; Art; Stone; Artistic material; Nature imitation
• Online toegang: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

What is a stone? in Gemmarum et lapidum historia (The History of Gems and Stones), pub-lished in 1609, and arguably the most important work on stones of the seventeenth cen-tury, the flemish physician anselm de Boodt listed precious stone brought to europe from asia and the new World, illustrated wi...