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Le détail du monde : l'art perdu de la description de la nature = the detail of the world : the lost art of describing nature

by Romain Bertrand

This study explores the historical intersection of science and literature in representing the natural world. Tracing a tradition of detailed observation from Goethe to the twentieth century, it examines how writers and scientists analysed natural colours and textures.

Accession 30222 ISBN 9782021421415 Publisher Seuil
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