Engraving Accuracy in Early Modern England

Acknowledgements

Introduction
"Claiming the Resemblance of Life"
"The Best in the World in this kind"
"An accurate impression is in far higher esteem"
"Each Judgement of his Eye"
"Examining it according to my usual manner"

1. "Innocent Witch-craft of Lights": Developing Visual Judgment through Printed Books
The Magic of Projection
"Draw and Engrave their Schemes with Delight and Assurance"
"A fit subject for our kingdomes knowledge and practice"
Conclusion

2. "A New Visible World": Developing a Visual Vocabulary for the Microscopic
The Visual Culture of Early Microscopy
Developing a "sincere Hand and a faithful Eye"
Making "a Plain Representation"
Engraving "the True Form"

3. "Nearly Resembling the Live Birds": Collecting and Collating for the Reformation of Natural History
Resembling the Text: The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Resembling the Printed Record: The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Resembling the Living: The Smew (Mergus albellus)
Resembling the Dead: The Great Grey Gull
Conclusion

4. "These Rude Collections": Accumulating Observations and Experiments
"The present figure of Saturn"
"With so much care and exactness"
Conclusion

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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• Historia dos estilos de arte e design: ~ 1600 até ~ 1800
• Início da história moderna: c 1450/1500 a c 1700

Engraving, Royal Society of London, Scientific Illustration, Robert Hooke, William Faithorne