Main entry:

Ogilvie, Brian W.

Title & Author:

The science of describing : natural history in Renaissance Europe / Brian W. Ogilvie.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006.

Description:

xvi, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-365) and index.
Introduction -- The world of Renaissance natural nistory -- The humanist invention of natural history -- A science of describing -- Common sense, classification, and the catalogue of nature -- Conclusion : what was Renaissance natural history.

Summary:

"Illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, and photographs, The Science of Describing is the first broad interpretation of Renaissance natural history in more than a generation and will appeal widely to an interdisciplinary audience."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0226620875 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226620879 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226620886
0226620883
9780226620862
0226620867

Subject:

Science Europe History 16th century.
Natural history Europe History 16th century.
Science, Renaissance.
Sciences Europe Histoire 16e siècle.
Sciences naturelles Europe Histoire 16e siècle.
Sciences de la Renaissance.
42.05 natural history.
Natural history
Science
Illustration
Kunst
Naturbeobachtung
Naturgeschichte
Wissenschaft
Natur
Beschreibung
Natuurlijke historie.
Renaissance.
Naturgeschichte <Fach>
Ciències naturals Europa Història S. XVI.
Ciència del Renaixement.
Europa Illustration Geschichte 1500-1650.
Europa Kunst Wissenschaft Geschichte 1500-1650.
Europe
Europa
1490-1630

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250114
Call No.: BIB 179647
Status: Available