Publication : "The Philosophy Chamber : Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820".

LASSER Ethan W., The Philosophy Chamber : Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, New Haven, Yale university Press, mai 2017, 312 p. Présentation de l'éditeur : Harvard College’s 18th-century Philosophy Chamber consisted of paintings, prints, sculptures, scientific instruments, natural specimens, and various indigenous artifacts—it was a rich and varied representation of not only artistic and cultural achievement but also contemporary understandings of the natural world. Di..