Title & Author:

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

Publication:

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

Description:

xii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Stanford University libraries.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cont. bibliographical references.- Joint ed.- Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680).- Bound.- Paperback ed. only avail. at exhibition at Lire 80.000.
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.

ISBN:

0911221239 (paperback)
9780911221237 (paperback)

Subject:

Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 Exhibitions.
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Jesuits Italy Rome Exhibitions.
Jesuits
Science Europe History 17th century Exhibitions.
Sciences Europe Histoire 17e siècle Expositions.
Science
Science History 17th century.
Scientists.
Europe
Italy Rome

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
Conference publications.
Encyclopedias.
History
Biographies.

Added entries:

Stolzenberg, Daniel.
Stanford University. Libraries.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220750
Call No.: Q143.K44 G7 2001
Status: Available