Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Stolzenberg, Daniel.
2. Stanford University. Libraries.

Description

1. xii, 160 p. : ill.; 30 cm.

Subject

1. Jesuits Italy > Rome > Exhibitions
2. Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 > Exhibitions
3. Science > Europe > History > 17th century > Exhibitions

Contents

1. Cont. bibl. references and notes. - Joint ed. - Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680). - Bound. - Paperback ed. only avail. at exhibition at Lire 80.000.
2. Foreword / Michael A. Keller -- Preface / Roberto G. Trujillo and Henry Lowood -- Introduction : inside the baroque encyclopedia / Daniel Stolzenberg -- Science, history, and erudition : Athanasius Kircher's museum at the Collegio Romano / Paula Findlen -- Kircher's magnetic investigations / Martha Baldwin -- Kircher's subterranean world and the dignity of the geocosm / Tara E. Nummedal -- The connoisseur of magic / Daniel Stolzenberg -- Between the demonic and the miraculous : Athanasius Kircher and the baroque culture of machines / Michael John Gorman -- Making music, making knowledge : the harmonius universe of Athanasius Kircher / Penelope Gouk -- Matters medical / Martha Baldwin -- "If you have a secret, either keep it, or reveal it" : cryptography and universal language / Nick Wilding -- China illustrata the universe in a cup of tea / Haun Saussy -- Kircher's Egypt / Daniel Stolzenberg -- Kircher among the ruins : esoteric knowledge and universal history / Daniel Stolzenberg -- Appendix I : Kircher's correspondence / Nick Wilding -- Appendix II : Bibliography of works by and related to Athanasius Kircher at the Stanford University Libraries / John E. Mustain and Barry E. Hinman.

Call number

1. JFF 02-3257

Note

1. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Stanford University libraries.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Title

1. The great art of knowing : the baroque encyclopedia of Athanasius Kircher / edited by Daniel Stolzenberg.

Imprint

1. [Stanford, Calif.] : Stanford University libraries ; Fiesole (Firenze) : Cadmo, 2001.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Added author

1. Stolzenberg, Daniel.
2. Stanford University. Libraries.

ISBN

1. 0911221239

Research call number

1. JFF 02-3257