From lived experience to the written word : reconstructing practical knowledge in the early modern world / Pamela H. Smith.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, 2022.
Descrizione fisica:
346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction: Lived experience and the written word. Pt. 1. Vernacular theorizing in craft: 1. Is handwork knowledge? 2. The metalworker's philosophy 3. Thinking with lizarda. Pt. 2. Writing down experience: 4. Artisan authors 5. Writing Kunst 6. Recipes for Kunst. Pt. 3. Reading and collecting: 7. Who read and used little books of art? 8. Kunst as power: making and collecting. Pt. 4. Making and knowing: 9. Reconstructing practical knowledge: hastening to experience 10. A lexicon for mind-body knowing. Epilogue: Global routes of practical knowledge. Acknoledgments. Notes. References. Index