Visible Empire - Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Daniela Bleichmar is assistant professor in the Departments of Art History and History at the University of Southern California. Klappentext Traces the history of scientific expeditions in the Hispanic Enlightenment and the history of visual evidence in both science and administration in the early modern Spanish empire. This title shows that in the Spanish empire visual epistemology operated not only in scientific contexts but also as part of an imperial apparatus. Zusammenfassung Traces the history of scientific expeditions in the Hispanic Enlightenment and the history of visual evidence in both science and administration in the early modern Spanish empire. This title shows that in the Spanish empire visual epistemology operated not only in scientific contexts but also as part of an imperial apparatus.

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• Authors: Daniela Bleichmar, Daniela (University of Southern Califor Bleichmar, Daniela (University of Southern California Bleichmar, Bleichmar Daniela, Andrew Hartman
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2012
• EAN: 9780226058535
• ISBN: 978-0-226-05853-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith; mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)