Early Modern Eyes

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Author	: Walter Simon Melion
Publisher	: BRILL
Total Pages	: 292
Release	: 2010
ISBN-10	: 9789004179745
ISBN-13	: 9004179747
Rating	: 4/5 (45 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Early Modern Eyes by : Walter Simon Melion

Book excerpt: Drawing on optic theory, ethnography, and the visual cultures of Christianity, this volume explores various discourses of vision in early modern Europe and the colonial Americas.

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