Echoes of an Invisible World - Marsilio Ficino and Francesco Patrizi on Cosmic Order and Music Theory

In Echoes of an invisible world Jacomien Prins offers an account of the transformation of the notion of Pythagorean world harmony during the Renaissance and the role of the Italian philosophers Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) and Francesco Patrizi (1529-1597) in redefining the relationship between cosmic order and music theory.

About the author

Jacomien Prins, Ph.D., University of Warwick, is a global research fellow at the IAS (Institute of Advanced Study) and CSR (Centre for the Study of the Renaissance) at that university. She has published many articles and a volume (Harmonious labyrinth) on the Pythagorean tradition of world harmony.

Product details

• Authors: Jacomien Prins
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2014
• EAN: 9789004274372
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27437-2
• No. of pages: 476
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy