Roger Bacon's OPTICS

FAIN: RL-22095-94

University of Wisconsin, Madison (Madison, WI 53715-1218)
David C. Lindberg (Project Director: June 1993 to August 1995)

To support the translation from Latin of the 13th-century PERSPECTIVA, a study of the science of optics by the English Franciscan, Roger Bacon.

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Roger Bacon and the Origin of Perspectiva in the Middle Ages: A Critical Edition and English Translation of Bacon's Perspectiva with Introduction and Notes (Book)
Title: Roger Bacon and the Origin of Perspectiva in the Middle Ages: A Critical Edition and English Translation of Bacon's Perspectiva with Introduction and Notes
Author: David C. Lindberg
Abstract: The first critical edition of the text of Roger Bacon's classic work Perspectiva, prepared from Latin manuscripts, accompanied by a facing-page English translation, critical notes, and a full study of the text. Also included is an analysis of Bacon's sources, influence, and role in the emergence of the discipline of perspectiva.
Year: 1996
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/title/roger-bacon-and-the-origins-of-perspectiva-in-the-middle-ages-a-critical-edition-and-english-translation-of-bacons-perspectiva-with-introduction-and-notes/oclc/255695829&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: WorldCat listing
Secondary URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/roger-bacon-and-the-origins-of-perspectiva-in-the-middle-ages-9780198239925?cc=us&lang=en
Secondary URL Description: Publisher's website
Access Model: Book
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780198239925
Translator: David C. Lindberg
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

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