Book ID: 91159
Ogilvie, Brian W.
The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe. 2006. 14 halftones. 21 line drawings. 431 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
Illustrated withwoodcuts, engravings, and photographs, this is the first broad interpretation of Renaissance natural history in more than a generation and will appeal widely to an interdisciplinary audience. Contents(partly): 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"?/ etc.