Woodcuts as reading guides: how images shaped knowledge transmission in medical-astrological books in dutch (1500-1550)
Auteur :
Leerdam, Andrea van
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781041190875
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2025
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
940 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books on medicine and astrology fulfilled important rhetorical functions in knowledge communication.