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Woodcuts as Reading Guides

How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550)

2023 || Hardcover || Andrea van Leerdam || Amsterdam University Press

In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books on medicine and astrology fulfilled important rhetorical functions in knowledge communication. These images guided readers’ perceptions of the organisation, visualisation, and reliability of knowledge. Andrea van Leerdam uncovers the assumptions and intentions of book producer...