The Lure of Antiquity and the Cult of the Machine

ISBN-13: 9781558760943 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 168 str.

Bredekamp, Horst

Opis

The Kunstkammer was a display of art and oddities amassed by wealthy Europeans during the 16th to 18th centuries. This text explores the relations between art, science and scholarship in early modern Europe, advancing the view that the baroque Kunstkammer is the nucleus of modern cyberspace.