ATHANASIUS KIRCHER'S THEATRE OF THE WORLD

Athanasius Kircher (1602-80) was acknowledged to be the most learned man of his age. By profession a Jesuit priest, he made himself an authority on every subject under (and above) the sun and published the results of his researches in over thirty lavishly illustra ted volumes in Latin. The fascinating engravings with which he illustrated his ideas have been largely ignored. This book fills that gap. It is divided into 15 chapters grouped by the engravings subject/ these illustrations reveal his singular mind and the way he was drawn ...[Llegir més]