Commercial Visions

Illustrating that product marketing, patent litigation, and even ghostwriting pervaded natural history and medicine - the "big sciences" of the early modern era, this book argues that the growth of global trade during the Dutch Golden Age gave rise to an entrepreneurial network of transnational science.

About the author

Daniel Margocsy is assistant professor at Hunter College, City University of New York, and lives in New York.

Summary

Illustrating that product marketing, patent litigation, and even ghostwriting pervaded natural history and medicine - the "big sciences" of the early modern era, this book argues that the growth of global trade during the Dutch Golden Age gave rise to an entrepreneurial network of transnational science.

Product details

• Authors: Daaniel Margaocsy, Daniel Margocsy, Margocsy Daniel
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2014
• EAN: 9780226117744
• ISBN: 978-0-226-11774-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book; SCIENCE / History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, ART / History / General, ART / European, Netherlands, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, History of Science, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, International Trade, International trade and commerce