Engraving Accuracy in Early Modern England traces major concepts including: the creation of the visual effects of accuracy through careful action and training; the development of visual judgment and connoisseurship; the role of an epistolary network in the production of knowledge; balancing readers' expectations with representational conventions; and the effects of collecting on the creation and circulation of knowledge.
On the one hand, this study uncovers how approaches to knowledge production differed in the seventeenth century as compared with the twenty-first century. On the other, it reveals how the early modern struggle to sort through an overwhelming quantity of visual information - brought on by major changes in image production and circulation - resonates with our own.

About the Author
Meghan C. Doherty is the Director of the Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH. Her research focuses on the connections between art and science, particularly as seen in the visual culture of the early Royal Society of London.

Reviews
"Doherty convincingly shows how the development of visual standards in the Royal Society, particularly the emphasis on accuracy in image making, fundamentally shaped scientific practices in the seventeenth century. The engraver's craft wasn't just an artistic endeavor-it was integral to the very process of scientific discovery."
-Richard T. Bellis, The British Journal for the History of Science, issue 1, 2024, issue 1, 2024



Book Information
ISBN 9789463721066
Author Meghan Doherty
Format Hardback
Page Count 244
Imprint Amsterdam University Press
Publisher Amsterdam University Press