Seeing through the veil : optical theory and medieval allegory /
"In Seeing through the Veil, Suzanne Conklin Akbari examines several late medieval allegories in the context of contemporary paradigm shifts in scientific and philosophical theories of vision." "Offering a new interdisciplinary, synthetic approach to late medieval intellectual history...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2004] |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | "In Seeing through the Veil, Suzanne Conklin Akbari examines several late medieval allegories in the context of contemporary paradigm shifts in scientific and philosophical theories of vision." "Offering a new interdisciplinary, synthetic approach to late medieval intellectual history and to major works within the medieval literary canon, Seeing through the Veil will be an essential resource to the study of medieval literature and culture, as well as philosophy, history of art, and history of science."--Jacket Offering a new interdisciplinary, synthetic approach to late medieval intellectual history and to major works within the medieval literary canon, Seeing through the Veil will be an essential resource to the study of medieval literature and culture, as well as philosophy, history of art, and history of science. |
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| Item Description: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed December 15, 2020) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 354 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-338) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442679702 1442679700 1282022520 9781282022522 1442655267 9781442655263 9786612022524 6612022523 1442667176 9781442667174 |
| Author Notes: | Suzanne Conklin Akbari is a professor in the Department of English and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. |