Image of Restoration Science - The Frontispiece to Thomas Sprat s History of Royal Society 1667

List of contents

List 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
Index

About the author

Michael 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).

Summary

This book is about a single image - John Evelyn's frontispiece to Thomas Sprat’s History of the Royal-Society of London (1667). Providing a full analysis of the image in its Royal Society setting and the wider world of early-modern science, the book first considers the overall iconography of the image and its message concerning E

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hunter, Hunter Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032402277
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240227-7
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; England, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, European History, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), History of Science, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Institutions and learned societies: general, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Institutions & learned societies: general