Books of secrets
Subtitle: natural philosophy in England, 1550-1960
By: Allison Kavey.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Urbana, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780252032097
Subjects: Philosophy, English; Philosophy, British
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: telling secrets; title: Printing secrets for sale; title: Roger Bacon, Robert Greene's Friar Bacon, and the secrets of art and nature; title: Structuring secrets for sale; title: Secrets gendered : femininity and feminine knowledge in books of secrets; title: Secrets bridled, gentlemen trained; title: Conclusion: A secret by any other name.