Secrets of craft and nature in Renaissance France

"A production of the Making and Knowing Project, this edition provides a transcription and English translation of Ms. Fr. 640, composed by an anonymous "author-practitioner" in 1580s Toulouse and now held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. This manuscript offers unique firsthand insight into making and materials from a time when artists were scientists. The research resources in this edition explore the manuscript's context and diverse topics."

Year

2020

Language

French

Publisher

Columbia University in the City of New York, the Center for Science and Society

Editions

1

ISBN

9780578830087

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