The spatial reformation : Euclid between man, cosmos, and God / Michael J. Sauter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sauter, Michael J., author.

Series:

Intellectual history of the modern age

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euclid--Influence.

Euclid.

Civilization.

History.

Space.

Social aspects.

Geometry.

Philosophy.

Intellectual life.

Europe--Intellectual life--History.

Europe.

Space--Philosophy--History.

Geometry--Social aspects--History.

Space--Social aspects--History.

Europe--Civilization--History.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]

Summary:

In The Spatial Reformation, Michael J. Sauter offers a sweeping history of the way Europeans conceived of three-dimensional space, including the relationship between Earth and the heavens, between 1350 and 1850. He argues that this "spatial reformation" provoked a reorganization of knowledge in the West that was arguably as important as the religious Reformation. Notably, it had its own sacred text, which proved as central and was as ubiquitously embraced: Euclid's Elements. Aside from the Bible, no other work was so frequently reproduced in the early modern era. According to Sauter, its penetration and suffusion throughout European thought and experience call for a deliberate reconsideration not only of what constitutes the intellectual foundation of the early modern era but also of its temporal range. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 From Sacred Texts to Secular Space p. 28

Chapter 2 The Renaissance and the Round Ball p. 55

Chapter 3 Divine Melancholy p. 86

Chapter 4 Eden's End p. 116

Chapter 5 Modest Ravings p. 141

Chapter 6 Strangers to the World p. 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812250664

0812250664

OCLC:

1035772867

Publisher Number:

40028805688