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The science of describing : natural history in Renaissance Europe / Brian W. Ogilvie.
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TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.Description: xvi, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0226620875 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226620879
- Q127.E8 O45 2006
Contents:
Introduction -- The world of Renaissance natural history -- 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-365) and index.
Introduction -- The world of Renaissance natural history -- The humanist invention of natural history -- A science of describing -- Common sense, classification, and the catalogue of nature -- Conclusion : what was "Renaissance natural history"?