Naturerkenntnis und Kunstschaffen : die Discours admirables von Bernard Palissy : Übersetzung und Kommentar / Reinhart Dittmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dittmann, Reinhart, author.

Contributor:

Palissy, Bernard, 1510?-1590.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Science--Early works to 1800.

Science.

Geology--Early works to 1800.

Geology.

Hydrology--Early works to 1800.

Hydrology.

Mineralogy--Early works to 1800.

Mineralogy.

Alchemy--Early works to 1800.

Alchemy.

Genre:

Early works.

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

587 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Publisher's translation: Discovering nature and creating art : Bernhard Palissy's Discours admirables : a translation and commentary

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter De Gruyter GmbH, [2016]

Language Note:

In German, translated from the original French. Publisher's summary in English.

Summary:

For the first time, this volume offers a complete German translation of the principal literary work of Bernard Palissy (1510-90), including critical commentary. The tractate by the French ceramic artist represents a major foundational text in art history and the history of science, integrating themes from geoscience with artistic practice. A commentary section examines the implications of the work for the growth of knowledge and discovery. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Dissertation an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Kultur-, Sozial-und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät 2014." -- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Related Work:

Palissy, Bernard, 1510?-1590. Discours admirables.

ISBN:

9783110464535

3110464535

OCLC:

945979246