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The science of describing : natural history in Renaissance Europe
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- Creator
- Brian W. Ogilvie
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0226620875, 9780226620862, 9786611966102, 128196610X, 9780226620879, 0226620867
- OCLC
- ocn476229728, ocn695288888, ocm60839372, ocn646783230
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 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"?