Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge
Schaffer, Simon / Tresch, John / Gagliardi, Pasquale![Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/283/28388589/CHSBZCOP0328388589.jpg)
Born out of a major international dialogue held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy, this collection of essays presents innovative and provocative arguments about the claims of universal knowledge schemes and the different aesthetic and material forms in which such claims have been made and executed. Contributors take a close look at everything from religious pilgrimages, museums, and maps of the world, to search engines and automa...