Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World: The Life and Work of the Last Man to Search for Universal Knowledge

Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World: The Life and Work of the Last Man to Search for Universal Knowledge

"A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man."--Provided by publisher.

Joscelyn Godwin

Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions

Prologue: Interesting times -- Kircher's life and work : an overview -- Frontispieces -- The illustration of Kircher's works -- Antiquity misread -- Antiquity preserved -- Antiquity imagined -- Naturalia : fire and water -- Naturalia : air and earth -- Music -- Machines of past and present -- Machines : magnetic and optical -- Maps and plans -- Exotica -- Images of the gods -- Didactic images -- Athanasius Kircher's writings.

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