The science of describing [electronic resource] : natural history in Renaissance Europe / Brian W. Ogilvie.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2006Description: xvi, 385 p. : illSubject(s): Science -- Europe -- History -- 16th century | Natural history -- Europe -- History -- 16th century | Science, RenaissanceGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 508/.094/09031 LOC classification: Q127.E8 | O45 2006Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 331-365) and index.
Introduction -- The world of Renaissance natural nistory -- The humanist invention of natural history -- A science of describing -- Common sense, classification, and the catalogue of nature -- Conclusion : what was Renaissance natural history.
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