Introduction : Archetypes of the enlightenment
1: What was the enlightenment?
The language of light
The encylcopédie, engine of the enlightenment
2: The sociable enlightenment
Getting together: coffee houses and conversation
Reading: the making of the enlightenment
3: Marriage, children and gender: the enlightenment family
Enlightenment animals
The comfortable home
4: The global enlightenment
The four continents
Mythical China: Chinoiserie, Mandarins and markets
5: Exploring the self
Masks and masked balls: disguising the self
The island of love
6: Authority and architecture
The Salines de Chaux
Sands Souci: Frederick II of Prussia, palaces and a Chinese pavilion
7: Science and medicine
Isaac Newton: exploring the cosmos and capturing light
The art of anatomy
8: Epilogue: the legacy of the enlightenment
The vision of Matthias Koeppel.
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Panorama of the Enlightenment by Dorinda Outram. ISBN 9780892368617. Published by J. Paul Getty Museum in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
