Measuring in the Renaissance: An Introduction - Brossura

Lugli, Emanuele

 
9781009073974: Measuring in the Renaissance: An Introduction
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ISBN 10: 1009073974 ISBN 13: 9781009073974
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Sinossi

During the Renaissance, measuring played a critical role in shaping trade, material production (ranging from architecture to tailoring), warfare, legal studies, and even our understanding of the heavens and hell. This study delves into the applications of measuring, with a particular emphasis on the Italian states, and traces its wide-ranging cultural effects. The homogeneization of measurements was endorsed as a means to achieve political unity. The careful retrieval of ancient standards instilled a sense of connection and ownership toward the past. Surveying was fundamental in the process of establishing colonies. This study not only examines the perceived advantages of measuring, but it also highlights the overlooked distorting aspect of this activity. Measuring was not just a neutral quantification process but also a creative one. By suppressing or emphasizing information about the material world, measuring influenced people's perceptions and shaped their ideas about what was possible and what could be accomplished.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2023
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1009073974
ISBN 13 
9781009073974
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
108
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Avery
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