Manipulating the sun: picturing astronomical miracles from the Bible in the early modern era

"This volume puts two biblical miracles - the Sun reversing its course in II Kings 20:8-11/Isaiah 38:8 (Horologium Ahaz) and the Sun standing still in Joshua 10:12 -, in the early modern period centre stage. We pay special attention to the development of related imagery, their role as anti-Cope...

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Contributors: Ellinghaus, Julia (Editor) ; Remmert, Volker R. 1966- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Studies and sources in the material and visual history of science volume 13
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Bible. Joshua, X, 12-13
B Sun In art
B Sun In the Bible
B Bible. Kings, 2nd, XX, 8-11
B Art and science (Europe) History 17th century
B Art and science (Europe) History 16th century
B Supernatural in art
B Supernatural in the Bible
B Bible. Isaiah, XXXVIII, 8