Bycroft, Michael (2018) Style and substance in rococo science. Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 48 (3). pp. 359-384. doi:10.1162/JINH_a_01162

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Abstract

If ‘rococo science’ is a jarring phrase, this is not simply because we are accustomed to placing ‘art’ and ‘science’ in different mental categories. Consider the following statements, one about a set of ornamental engravings, the other about a theory of electricity. The first comes from the Mercure de France, the unofficial organ of the style rocaille in 1730s Paris; the second from the Histoire et Mémoires of the Royal Academy of Science, the official organ of French science in the same period.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NA Architecture N Fine Arts > NB Sculpture N Fine Arts > ND Painting N Fine Arts > NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Art, Rococo, Decoration and ornament, Rococo, Architecture, Rococo, Sculpture, Rococo, Art objects, Rococo , Decorative arts, Rococo , Painting, Rococo
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Publisher:	MIT Press
ISSN:	0022-1953
Official Date:	21 December 2018
Dates:	Date Event 21 December 2018 Published 30 November 2017 Available 5 May 2017 Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit:	6 November 2017
Volume:	48
Number:	3
Number of Pages:	34
Page Range:	pp. 359-384
DOI:	10.1162/JINH_a_01162
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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