Editorial: Amsterdam University Press
Colección: Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse boekhandel
Número de páginas: 480 págs. 17.0 x 24.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 27-11-2023
EAN: 9789048560257
ISBN: 978-90-485-6025-7
Precio (sin IVA): 65,10 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 67,70 €
In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books on medicine and astrology fulfilled important rhetorical functions in knowledge communication. These images guided readers’ perceptions of the organisation, visualisation, and reliability of knowledge. Andrea van Leerdam uncovers the assumptions and intentions of book producers to which images testify, and shows how actual readers engaged with these illustrated books.