Edited hedley howell rhys (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Four scholarly essays examining the relationships between scientific thought and artistic culture during the seventeenth century. Written by Stephen Toulmin, Douglas Bush, James S. Ackerman, and Claude V. Palisca, and edited by Hedley Howell Rhys. The contributors explore cosmology and natural philosophy alongside poetry, architecture, and music, asking whether the period's emerging scientific worldview influenced its creative arts and whether artistic forms helped shape contemporary ways of understanding nature. Octavo. 137 pages. Original cloth hardcover in the publisher's printed dust jacket. Published with assistance from the Ford Foundation as part of a program supporting university-press works in the humanities and social sciences. Detailed Condition Good hardcover in a Fair dust jacket. Binding remains firm. Boards show moderate shelfwear. Page edges and interior are age-toned. Former bookseller annotations and prices are written in pencil on the front free endpaper, including "out-of-print" and "$12.50." Additional light handling wear may be present. Dust jacket is heavily worn, rubbed, creased, and age-toned, with numerous edge tears, chips, and areas of paper loss. Most significant loss is at the head of the spine and along the upper edges of both panels; additional chipping appears at the spine foot and lower edges. Jacket remains in one piece and retains its printed text and design. No institutional markings are visible in the supplied photographs. Shipping and Returns Carefully packed for shipment. International buyers are welcome to request an exact shipping quote before ordering. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 4a.…

Hardcover with dust jacket. VG/VG 137 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New.