Book ID: 94492
Ogilvie, Brian W.
The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe. 2008. 14 halftones. 21 line drawings. 431 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
A 2006 hardcover edition is available as well.- Illustrated withwoodcuts, engravings, and photographs, this is the first broadinterpretation of Renaissance natural history in more than a generationand will appeal widely to an interdisciplinary audience. Contents (partly): The World of Renaissance Natural History/ The HumanistInvention of Natural History/ A Science of Describing/ Common Sense,Classification, and the Catalogue of Nature/ Conclusion: What Was "Renaissance Natural History"?/ etc.