The emphasis of the paper should be on placing your book in the history of art and knowledge: (if necessary and appropriate, select relevant sections/parts; you do not need to discuss the complete contents of the book, but make clear where your selections fit in the book) – What does it contribute to history of knowledge? (natural history, mathematics, botany, zoology, medicine, geography) – What sort of knowledge does it transmit / communicate? What is the role of observation and how is this emphasized (e.g., are the images presented as having been done after life and if so, what contributes to this effect of lifelikeness?) What sort of knowledge is made visible in text and image, and what is not? What is the role of tacit knowledge? – If/How is it related to artistic practice? If your book contains recipes, were they used? Were they based on (current) workshop practice? If your book is about perspective, what is the role of the diagrams in the book in the making of a perspective? To answer these questions, you will need to refer to other objects, books, collections. If your book is presented as a description or catalogue of a collection (Museum or rariteitkamer) or garden (Hortus), try to find out how it was related to the original location and its objects (are they still extant?). If your book is a travelogue or geographic description try to establish on which expeditions/travels it was based. The paper should be positioned much more extensively in the historiography and it should be an answer to a clearly defined research question. If you are not focusing on an illustrated book (or books) it is advisable that art objects play a more important role and that you relate the art objects to books. If you are focusing on an illustrated book (or books) it is advisable to explore the function of the images in relation to the text, the intended audience, and the practices on which the text and images are based (collecting, gardening, travel, medicine).
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