History of Science 215r: Science and Culture in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Seminar

Topic for 2009-10: Prints and the Production of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe. Explores the overlapping knowledge projects of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century artists, artisans, and scientists and the role of printed images in those projects. An important focus of the seminar will be planning a special exhibition to be mounted in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.

Prerequisite: Some familiarity with the history of early modern European art or science and reading knowledge of at least one European language in addition to English.