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02222aam a2200433 a 4500 001 7C281BA817D011E08D3417CB6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110104010136 008 090318s2009 vtuabg b 001 0beng 010 $a 2009011796 020 $a 1594773297 (hardcover) 020 $a 9781594773297 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)317361757 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d GWDNB $d SILO 043 $a e-gx--- 050 00 $a CT1098.K46 $b G63 2009 050 00 $a CT1098.K46 $b G63 2009 100 1 $a Godwin, Joscelyn. 245 1 $a Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world : $b the life and work of the last man to search for universal knowledge / $c Joscelyn Godwin. 260 $a Rochester, Vt. : $b Inner Traditions, $c c2009. 300 $a 304 p. : $b ill., maps, music ; $c 29 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: Interesting times -- Kircher's life and work : an overview -- Frontispieces -- The illustration of Kircher's works -- Antiquity misread -- Antiquity preserved -- Antiquity imagined -- Naturalia : fire and water -- Naturalia : air and earth -- Music -- Machines of past and present -- Machines : magnetic and optical -- Maps and plans -- Exotica -- Images of the gods -- Didactic images -- Athanasius Kircher's writings. 520 2 $a "A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man."--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Kircher, Athanasius, $d 1602-1680. 600 10 $a Kircher, Athanasius, $d 1602-1680 $x Criticism and interpretation. 651 0 $a Germany $v Biography. 650 0 $a Renaissance $z Germany. 650 0 $a Renaissance $v Biography. 650 0 $a Scholars $z Germany $v Biography. 650 0 $a Illustrators $z Germany $v Biography. 650 0 $a Illustration of books $z Germany $x History $y 17th century. 650 0 $a Intellectuals $z Germany $v Biography. 651 0 $a Germany $x Intellectual life $y 17th century. 941 $a 3 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724065406.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20221103012652.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110104010506.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7C281BA817D011E08D3417CB6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search