Who or what makes innovation spread? Ten case-studies from Greco-Roman Antiquity and the early modern period address human and non-human agency in innovation. Was Erasmus the ‘superspreader’ of the... Show moreWho or what makes innovation spread? Ten case-studies from Greco-Roman Antiquity and the early modern period address human and non-human agency in innovation. Was Erasmus the ‘superspreader’ of the use of New Ancient Greek? How did a special type of clamp contribute to architectural innovation in Delphi? What agents helped diffuse a new festival culture in the eastern parts of the Roman empire? How did a context of status competition between scholars and poets at the Ptolemaic court help deify a lock of hair? Examples from different societal domains illuminate different types of agency in historical innovation. Show less
This volume explores various approaches to study vernacular books and reading practices across Europe in the 15th-16th centuries. Through a shared focus on the material book as an interface between... Show moreThis volume explores various approaches to study vernacular books and reading practices across Europe in the 15th-16th centuries. Through a shared focus on the material book as an interface between producers and users, the contributors investigate how book producers conceived of their target audiences and how these vernacular books were designed and used. Three sections highlight connections between vernacularity and materiality from distinct perspectives: real and imagined readers, mobility of texts and images, and intermediality. The volume brings contributions on different regions, languages, and book types into dialogue.Contributors include Heather Bamford, Tillmann Taape, Stefan Matter, Suzan Folkerts, Karolina Mroziewicz, Martha W. Driver, Alexa Sand, Elisabeth de Bruijn, Katell Lavéant, Margriet Hoogvliet, and Walter S. Melion. Show less
The articles included in the present issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference, titled Animals (Un)tamed. Human–Animal Encounters in Science, Art, and Literature, are the result of the... Show moreThe articles included in the present issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference, titled Animals (Un)tamed. Human–Animal Encounters in Science, Art, and Literature, are the result of the diverse and interdisciplinary research on our multifaceted relationship with animals which is currently taking place. The fifth biennial LUCAS Graduate Conference, held in April 2019, shared this same theme. This conference on “Animals: Theory, Practice, and Representation” gave PhD and Master students the opportunity to present, exchange and discuss their research relating to animal studies with participants from diverse backgrounds. The resulting exchange focused on a re-examination of the relationship between humans and animals, and the definitions involved. Many of the articles in the present issue are result of the lively debate which took place during this conference. The contributions to this issue of JLGC reflect the wide variety of approaches in animal studies. Show less
Huylebrouck, D.; Grootveld, E.J.M.; Roelofs, R. 2019
Dit is de eerste Nederlandse vertaling van de ‘Divina Proportione’ van Luca Pacioli sinds de verschijning ervan vijfhonderd jaar geleden. Dat er niet eerder een vertaling verschenen is mag verbazen... Show moreDit is de eerste Nederlandse vertaling van de ‘Divina Proportione’ van Luca Pacioli sinds de verschijning ervan vijfhonderd jaar geleden. Dat er niet eerder een vertaling verschenen is mag verbazen: het werk was internationaal bekend en is rijk geïllustreerd met tekeningen die zijn toegewezen aan Leonardo Da Vinci, de enige die ooit officieel in een boek gepubliceerd werden. De aanleiding voor de vertaling was de ontdekking van onjuistheden in Leonardo’s bijdragen. Dat de onthulling daarvan een storm van kritiek bij Leonardo-liefhebbers veroorzaakte, wees op de noodzaak van een geïllustreerde en becommentarieerde vertaling die de oorspronkelijke tekst inzichtelijk maakt.De ‘Goddelijke Verhouding’ bevorderde de renaissance van de interesse voor veelvlakken, zodat uiteindelijk de zogenaamde Archimedische lichamen werden herontdekt, duizendvijfhonderd jaar na hun beschrijving door de Grieken. Dit leidde dan weer tot de ontdekking van nieuwe regelmatige veelvlakken, tot op vandaag. Ongewild versterkte het werk echter ook de mythe dat iets slechts mooi is door de aanwezigheid van die ‘goddelijke verhouding’ of ‘gulden snede’ of ‘f = 1,618…’. Om die mythe te ontkrachten is hier ook Pacioli’s traktaat ‘Over de Architectuur’ opgenomen, dat samen met de ‘Divina Proportione’ verscheen. Show less
