A cabinet in the clouds: J.A. de Luc, H.B. de Saussure and the changing perception of the High Alps, 1760-1810
Today, the perception of the Alps – and mountains in general - as an object or place of scientific and aesthetic value is an acknowledged element of Western culture. Before the eighteenth century, however, Europe possessed a markedly different mentality towards its mountain heart – one of fear and d...
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McGill University
2007
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18426 |