The Heritage of Giotto's Geometry: Art and Science on the Eve of the Scientific Revolution by Edgerton, Jr., Samuel Y - 1991

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 1991. A very clean and bright copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item will require additional shipping. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Cornell Univ Pr, 1991. Hardcover. Like New. 8x1x11. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Some toning to jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. x, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. <br> This ambitious book explores the relationship between the Western 'scientific revolution' that began with Galileo in the early seventeenth century and the Renaissance 'artistic revolution' inaugurated by Giotto three hundred years earlier. The fruit of many years of thought and research, it demonstrates the crucial role that Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture played in what we call 'modern science.' Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr., shows that rather than being symptomatic in nature, the arts served as a catalyst for the transformation in perception which occurred in the West in the fourteenth century. According to Edgerton, the new way in which 'reality' was represented, through the use of the unique Renaissance tools of perspective and… Read More

Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. Dust Jacket 1' tear. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0801425735. ISBN/EAN: 9780801425738. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24161. . 9780801425738

Cornell University Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Quarto. (29cm x 22cm) 318pp. A nice copy in dust jacket. Small tear at top of jacket.

Cornell University Press., 1991. Hardcover. Near new, clean, tight and bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.. Size: 8.75x11.25 inches, 336pp., illus. Text in English.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., ,no flaws or wear. clean, no text markings. no bumps, tears, clips, etc., tightly bound.; this copy has inscription from author to another art historian who also signed, all on title page.; x-319pp., illustrated throughout in b/w., well received examination of the evolving relationship between art and science during the early italian renaissance.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1991. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Giotto. Numerous b/w illustrations throughout. 319 pages. 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell UP, (1991). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Presentation copy, signed by Edgerton.<br/> <br/>

NCROL, 1991-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!