Volvelles of knowledge. Origin and development of an instrument of scientific imagination (13th-17th centuries)

This contribution reconstructs the history of volvelle in movable books; books created for a wide range of different purposes (teaching, mnemonics, play, divining, etc.) including mechanical or paratextual devices demanding or soliciting the interaction of the reader. The investigation runs from han...

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Main Author:	Gianfranco Crupi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata 2019-05-01
Series:	JLIS.it
Subjects:	Movable books Ramon Lull Matthew Paris Regiomontanus Apianus Leonhard Thurneysser Ottavio Pisani Book of fate Volvelle Anatomical flap books.
Online Access:	https://www.jlis.it/article/view/12534

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spelling	doaj-93097b770d9243a6a236ca1bb68ba0432020-11-25T02:11:53ZengEUM Edizioni Università di MacerataJLIS.it2038-10262019-05-0110212710.4403/jlis.it-1253411013Volvelles of knowledge. Origin and development of an instrument of scientific imagination (13th-17th centuries)Gianfranco Crupi0Sapienza Università di RomaThis contribution reconstructs the history of volvelle in movable books; books created for a wide range of different purposes (teaching, mnemonics, play, divining, etc.) including mechanical or paratextual devices demanding or soliciting the interaction of the reader. The investigation runs from hand-written books, considering some specific editorial genres, including calendars, books of fate, anatomical flap books, navigation handbooks etc.https://www.jlis.it/article/view/12534Movable booksRamon LullMatthew ParisRegiomontanusApianusLeonhard ThurneysserOttavio PisaniBook of fateVolvelleAnatomical flap books.
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title	Volvelles of knowledge. Origin and development of an instrument of scientific imagination (13th-17th centuries)
title_short	Volvelles of knowledge. Origin and development of an instrument of scientific imagination (13th-17th centuries)
title_full	Volvelles of knowledge. Origin and development of an instrument of scientific imagination (13th-17th centuries)
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publisher	EUM Edizioni Università di Macerata
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description	This contribution reconstructs the history of volvelle in movable books; books created for a wide range of different purposes (teaching, mnemonics, play, divining, etc.) including mechanical or paratextual devices demanding or soliciting the interaction of the reader. The investigation runs from hand-written books, considering some specific editorial genres, including calendars, books of fate, anatomical flap books, navigation handbooks etc.
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Volvelles of knowledge. Origin and development of an instrument of scientific imagination (13th-17th centuries)

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