The Science of Describing : Natural History in Renaissance Europe
by Ogilvie, Brian W
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0226620883
- ISBN 13
- 9780226620886
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. (2008). Softcover. 0226620883 . Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Covers laminated in clear plastic. Tape reinforcement to gutters at endpapers.; 2008 paperback reprint of a title first published in 2006. 385, [5 (blank)] pages. Illustrated card covers. Page dimensions: 226 x 147mm. "Out of the diverse traditions of medical humanism, classical philology, and natural philosophy, Renaissance naturalists created a new science devoted to discovering and describing plants and animals. Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues, watercolors, and drawings, The Science of Describing reconstructs the evolution of this discipline of description through four generations of naturalists. In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, naturalists focused on understanding ancient and medieval descriptions of the natural world, but by the mid-sixteenth century naturalists turned toward distinguishing and cataloguing new plant and animal species. To do so, they developed new techniques of observing and recording, created botanical gardens and herbaria, and exchanged correspondence and specimens within an international community. By the early seventeenth century, naturalists began the daunting task of sorting through the wealth of information they had accumulated, putting a new emphasis on taxonomy and classification. 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." .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 25669
- Title
- The Science of Describing : Natural History in Renaissance Europe
- Author
- Ogilvie, Brian W
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0226620883
- ISBN 13
- 9780226620886
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- (2008)
- Keywords
- 0226620883
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