Suzanne Kay Schmidt
Suzaane Kay Schmidt is George Amos Poole III Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Newberry Library, Chicago.
Schmidt, Suzanne Kay
Schmidt, Suzanne Kay
United States of America
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Description: Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe
~~Scientific instruments such as sundials, globes, and astrolabes are commonly known in examples made of such durable materials as wood, brass, and ivory. Yet in the sixteenth century they were also manufactured from printed paper. Component parts were printed on sheets that were designed to be scored, folded, pierced, cut, and pasted...
PublisherHarvard Art Museums
Related print edition pages: pp.267-315
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00097.013