Célébrer les sens à l’aube du xvi^e siècle Images textuelles et représentations figurées des sens dans le De sensu de Charles de Bovelles (1511)

Ernst Cassirer, in Individu et cosmos, drew attention to the importance of Bovelles as a link in the philosophical humanism of the Renaissance. The De sensu is an essential part of his reflection on the significance of humankind’s relationship with the world. At stake is a promotion of human sensibility, external and internal, which highlights its unique role in the acquisition and then transmission of human knowledge.