In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eyewonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary. works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the rel.Abstract: Investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. This book explores the controversial debates of the time - from the fantasies and hallucinations of melancholia, to theillusions of magic, art, demonic deceptions, and witchcraft. It is intended for a range of historians and those interested in the true nature of seeing.