TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jorink,Eric
TI  - Reading the book of nature in the Dutch golden age, 1575-1715 
T2  - Brill eBook titles 2011
SN  - 9789004191204
AV  - QH21.N4 J6713 2010
U1  - 508.09492 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Leiden, the Netherlands, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Natural history
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - Philosophy of nature
KW  - Religion and science
KW  - Science
N1  - "This book is a revised and translated version of Het Boeck der Natuere. Nederlandse geleerden en de wonderen van Gods schepping, 1575-1716, Leiden 2006"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; E. Jorink --; Chapter One. Introduction; E. Jorink --; Chapter Two. The Interpretation Of The Book Of Nature Down To Around 1660; E. Jorink --; Chapter Three. Comets: The Debate On The ‘Wonders In The Heavens’; E. Jorink --; Chapter Four. Insects: ‘The Wonders Of God In The Humblest Creatures’; E. Jorink --; Chapter Five. Collections Of Curiosities: ‘A Book In Which God Has Gloriously Described Himself’; E. Jorink --; Chapter Six. Books Of Wonders: From Rarity To Regularity; E. Jorink --; Chapter Seven. The Book Of Nature: From Axiom To Metaphor; E. Jorink --; Bibliography; E. Jorink --; Index Of Names; E. Jorink; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Traditionally, Dutch scientific culture of the Golden Age is regarded as rational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. The role of Christiaan Huygens, Johannes Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in the so called Scientific Revolution was recognised long ago, as was the fact that the revolutionary philosophy of René Descartes made its first impact in the Netherlands. This book challenges the traditional picture. First, it shows how nature was regarded as a second book of God, next to the Bible. For many, contemplating, investigating, representing and collecting natural objects was a religious activity. Secondly, this book demonstrates that the deconstruction of the old view of nature was partly caused by the pioneering exegetical research conducted in the Dutch Republic, more specifically, the emergence of radical biblical criticism
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004186712.i-472
ER  -