Cover illustration: Detail of Leonardo da Vinci, Virgin and Child with St. Anne, c. 1503–1519, oil on panel, Paris (Musée du Louvre). See also figure 9.11 on page 215.
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Names: Hedreen, Guy Michael, 1958- editor. | Istituto universitario olandese di storia dell’arte, issuing body.
Title: Material world : the intersection of art, science, and nature in ancient literature and its Renaissance reception / edited by Guy Hedreen.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: NIKI studies in Netherlandish-Italian art history ; 2542-5382 ; volume 15 | “The present volume contains the papers that were delivered at the Dutch Institute for Art History in Florence on April 20-21, 2018.” | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021011111 (print) | LCCN 2021011112 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004423763 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004461376 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Material culture—Europe—History—Congresses. | Material culture in literature—Congresses. | Material culture in art—Congresses. | Renaissance—Congresses.
Classification: LCC GN575 .M34 2021 (print) | LCC GN575 (ebook) | DDC 306—dc23
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