Influences by Mary QuinlanMcGrath
Product Specifications
- Title: Influences by Mary QuinlanMcGrath
- Author: Mary QuinlanMcGrath
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Binding: Hardback
- No. of pages: 304
- Dimensions (approx. mm): 244 x 164 x 26
Product Description
Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional.