Woodcuts as Reading Guides
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 co...
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| description | 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 producers to which images testify, and shows how actual readers engaged with these illustrated books. Drawing on insights from the field of information design studies, she scrutinises the books’ material characteristics, including their lay-outs and traces of use, to shed light on the habits and interests of early modern readers. She situates these works in a culture where medicine and astrology were closely interwoven in daily life and where both book producers and readers were exploring the potential of images. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1685112025-10-24T05:12:13Z Woodcuts as Reading Guides Leerdam, Andrea history of books woodcuts early modern prints history of knowledge history of reading thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AK Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration 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 producers to which images testify, and shows how actual readers engaged with these illustrated books. Drawing on insights from the field of information design studies, she scrutinises the books’ material characteristics, including their lay-outs and traces of use, to shed light on the habits and interests of early modern readers. She situates these works in a culture where medicine and astrology were closely interwoven in daily life and where both book producers and readers were exploring the potential of images. 2025-10-24T05:12:12Z 2025-10-24T05:12:12Z 2025-10-23T08:17:57Z 2025 book ONIX_20251023T101257_9781040778364_35 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/107765 9781040778364 9789048560257 9781003709824 9781041190875 9781040783504 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/168511 eng Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse boekhandel open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/107765/1/9781040778364.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.5117/9789048560257 10.5117/9789048560257 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781040778364 9789048560257 9781003709824 9781041190875 9781040783504 Routledge 480 Oxford open access |
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