The Science of Describing
Natural History in Renaissance Europe
431 pages, 14 halftones, 21 line drawings 6 x 9
©
2006
Cloth $45.00
ISBN: 9780226620879
Published May 2006
Paper $27.00
ISBN: 9780226620886
Published March 2008
List of Figures
Preface and Acknowledgments
Conventions
1. Introduction
2. The World of Renaissance Natural History
3. The Humanist Invention of Natural History 4. A Science of Describing
5. Common Sense, Classification, and the Catalogue of Nature
6. Conclusion: What Was "Renaissance Natural History"?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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