[MR] Fwd: [Carolingia] [C-A] 16th C science woodcuts at Harvard's Sackler Museum

[David Chessler]

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Received: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:28:29 AM EDT
From: Elizabeth Lear <eliz at indra.com>
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Subject: [Carolingia] [C-A] 16th C science woodcuts at Harvard's Sackler
Museum


Another great exhibit of period materials in the Boston area this fall! 

http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2011/09/05/art_in_service_of_science_in_prints_and_the_pusuit_of_knowledge_exhibit/

   Prints provided as ideal a form for the burgeoning content that was
   scientific knowledge as was available in the late
   Renaissance. "Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern
   Europe", an engrossing, even enchanting exhibition that opens
   tomorrow at Harvard's Arthur M. Sackler Museum, offers a varied and
   extensive look at art in the service of science in 16th-century
   northern Europe (Germany and the Netherlands especially). The show,
   which has been curated by Susan Dackerman, runs through Dec. 10.

   How varied and extensive? There are nearly 200 items on display. In
   addition to prints, they include maps, books, anatomical charts,
   and scientific instruments. Among the latter are facsimile
   reproductions of sundials, astrolabes, and the like, which viewers
   are encouraged to touch and hold. It's an attractive feature, an
   example of how "Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge" manages to
   demonstrate viewer friendliness along with impressive scholarly
   heft.



Check out the Globe story for more details, and visit museum's web
site for hours and prices: http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/

MA residents with a valid ID are free Saturday mornings!

   	     	    	     -Yeliz
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