The Lure of Antiquity and the Cult of the Machine
Book Details
Author(s)
Horst Bredekamp
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishers
ISBN / ASIN
1558760946
ISBN-13
9781558760943
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Sales Rank
#1,245,616
Category
Art
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
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.
