The science of describing
Subtitle: natural history in Renaissance Europe
By: Brian W. Ogilvie.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Subjects: Science -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.; Natural history -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.; Science, Renaissance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The world of Renaissance natural nistory; title: The humanist invention of natural history; title: A science of describing; title: Common sense, classification, and the catalogue of nature; title: Conclusion : what was Renaissance natural history.