The legacy of Plato's Timaeus : cosmology, music, medicine, and architecture from antiquity to the seventeenth century / edited by Jacomien Prins, Edmund Thomas.
| Other author | Prins, Jacomien, editor. |
| Other author | Thomas, Edmund (Edmund V.), editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xvii, 443 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Physical medium | polychrome |
| Series | Brill's studies in intellectual history ; volume 353 Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 353. |
| Partial contents | Part 1. The Timaeus and its Reception in Late Antiquity -- Part 2. The Medieval Timaeus -- Part 3. The Timaeus in the Renaissance. |
| Abstract | "Plato's Timaeus inspired a uniquely enduring interest across disciplines. In the centuries between its composition and the seventeenth century, scholars looked to this dialogue for answers to questions about the structure of the universe and how to live a healthy and happy life. They saw cosmology as vital to medicine and ethics; and, for them, harmony in music and architecture facilitated balance in the human soul. This interdisciplinary collection explores how the dialogue transformed the disciplines of cosmology, music, medicine, and architecture, and how new intellectual and cultural developments in turn shaped and re-contextualized interpretations of Plato's ideas"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Legacy of Plato's Timaeus. Leiden : Brill, [2024] 9789004431089 |
| ISBN | 900470583X electronic book |
| ISBN | 9789004705838 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardback |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |