Saints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Art in Western Culture [E-Book] / by Michael Mendillo.
In this book, Boston University Professor of Astronomy Michael Mendillo takes readers deep into the annals of history, showing how visual depictions of the heavens evolved in tandem with science and religion throughout much of Western culture. With unprecedented scope and scale, Professor Mendillo e...
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| Personal Name(s): | Mendillo, Michael, author |
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1st edition 2022. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2022
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| Physical Description: |
XIII, 252 pages 90 illustrations, 82 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
| ISBN: |
9783030842703 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-84270-3 |
| Series Title: |
Popular Astronomy
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- Part 1: ARTISTIC ASTRONOMY AND RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
- Chapter 1. Astronomical Constellations and How to Portray Them
- Chapter 2. New Players, New Roles
- Chapter 3. The Schiller Enterprise
- Chapter 4. The Christianized Zodiac of the Northern Hemisphere
- Chapter 5. The Christianized Zodiac of the Southern Hemisphere
- Chapter 6. Responses
- - Theological and Astronomical
- Part 2: ASTRONOMY IN CHRISTIAN ART
- Chapter 7. Pagan Constellations in Christian Art
- Chapter 8. Beyond Constellations: Astronomical Components in Religious Art
- Part 3: CONSTELLATIONS IN SECULAR ART AND ARCHITECTURE
- Chapter 9. Rubens and Astronomy
- Chapter 10. Constellation-Art Connections in Multi-Media
- Chapter 11. Constellations as Decorative Architecture
- Chapter 12. Modern Art and the Many Themes of Constellations
- Chapter 13. Astronomical Stars of Modern Art.