Marco Rainini presents: Why a calf is not born from a tree. The discovery of “nature” and its reasons: back to the medieval (and Christian?) roots of the modern worldview

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Location: 242 O'Shaughnessy Hall

Medieval illuminated manuscript depiction of God creating the universe.  A bearded figure in blue and rust robes bends over a golden and blue celestial sphere, using a compass to measure or shape it.  He has a gold halo.  The image is bordered in patterned blue and rust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by the Department of Classics, The Democracy Initiative, The Mediaval Institute, and Italian Studies.