The body of the artisan : art and experience in the scientific revolution / Pamela H. Smith.

Giants of Delft : Johannes Vermeer and the natural philosophers : the parallel search for knowledge during the age of discovery / Robert D. Huerta.

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Works from the collections

The body of the artisan : art and experience in the scientific revolution / Pamela H. Smith.

Giants of Delft : Johannes Vermeer and the natural philosophers : the parallel search for knowledge during the age of discovery / Robert D. Huerta.