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Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts.

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Brunelleschis Egg

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    A Hardback by Mary D. Garrard

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 05/11/2010
      ISBN13: 9780520261525, 978-0520261525
      ISBN10: 0520261526
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      Book Synopsis
      Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts.

      Trade Review
      "Brunelleschi's Egg is an immensely stimulating, thought-provoking book that represents a major contribution to Renaissance studies." -- Marilyn Dunn Renaissance Qtly "Excellent... Mary Garrard's contributions to art history are considerable." -- Marjorie Och Woman's Art Journal

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