Senses of Space in the Early Modern World

This Element takes a global expansive and locally rooted approach to answering how early moderns experienced sense and space by focusing on 4 cities as its key examples:  Florence, Amsterdam, Boston, and Manila. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

1. Thinking with space and sense; 2. The sight of space; 3. The force of sound; 4. The sites of smell; 5. The taste of time; 6. The times of touch; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Terpstra, Nicholas (University of Toronto) Terpstra, Terpstra Nicholas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2024
• EAN: 9781009462624
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946262-4
• No. of pages: 94
• Series: Elements in the Renaissance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, Capitalism, HISTORY / Europe / General, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic systems & structures, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Early years: the body and the senses, European history: Renaissance, Early learning: the senses