The Making and Knowing Project: Reflections, Methods, and New Directions
The Making and Knowing Project: Reflections, Methods, and New Directions
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10.1086/688199
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发表时间：
2016-03-01
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Smith, Pamela H.
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作者：
Bilak, Donna;Boulboulle, Jenny;Smith, Pamela H.
36 West 86 V 23 N 1，包括沙模中的肖像奖章；精致的蝴蝶、玫瑰和蜘蛛网的生命模型；以及大炮等大型物体的铸件。手稿还描述了制作宝石的过程，合成动物标本的方法（例如，长翅膀的小猫），以及制作纸质<s:1> ch<s:1>面具。其他条目讨论了引诱和捕获动物用于生命铸件的方法；作者兼从业者也谈到了土地测量，甚至描述了一些恶作剧和花招。这本五花八门的合集还没有出版过，也没有被彻底研究过，虽然它与文艺复兴时期的其他“如何”文本有很多相似之处，尤其是那些被称为“秘密之书”的文本，但它对实践者仔细实验和与材料接触的描述使它在此类技术写作中相当罕见。因此，它的内容为早期现代工坊提供了一个非凡的窗口，不仅揭示了工匠和从业者的材料和方法，而且还揭示了如何以及为什么在早期现代时期研究，调查，表现和艺术中使用，收集和欣赏自然。它为我们提供了一个宝贵的视角，让我们了解艺术作品是如何通过熟练的劳动创造出来的，以及艺术创作的过程如何产生对自然知识的洞察力。这个非凡文本的数字评论版将是早期现代技术论文相对较小的一个重要补充，它的开放访问将为不同的读者提供方便的访问手稿的内容。
36 West 86th V 23 N 1 including portrait medals in sand molds; life castings of delicate butterflies, roses, and spider webs; and castings of such large-scale objects as cannon. The manuscript also describes processes for making gemstones, methods for the taxidermy of composite animals (eg, a kitten with wings), and making papiermâché masks. Other entries discuss methods for luring and capturing animals to be used in life castings; the author-practitioner also treats land surveying and even describes practical jokes and sleight-of-hand tricks. This multifarious collection has not been published or thoroughly studied, and while it shares many similarities with other “how-to” texts from the Renaissance, particularly those from the genre known as “books of secrets,” its descriptions of a practitioner’s careful experimentation and engagement with materials render it quite rare among such technical writing. 2 Its contents thus offer a remarkable window into the early modern workshop, revealing not only the materials and methods of artisans and practitioners, but also insights into how and why nature was studied, investigated, represented and used in art, collected, and appreciated in the early modern period. It grants an invaluable view into the continuous, methodical experimentation through which art objects were created by skilled labor and how the process of artistic creation yielded insights into knowledge of nature. The digital critical edition of this extraordinary text will be a significant addition to a relatively small body of early modern technical treatises, and its open access will provide diverse audiences easy access to the contents of the manuscript.