Science and the secrets of nature : books of secrets in medieval and early modern culture /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1994.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Conventions And Usage
- Introduction
- Part one: The Literature of Secrets
- One: The Literature of Secrets in the Middle Ages
- Two: Knowledge and Power
- Part Two: the Secrets of Nature in the Age of Printing
- Three: Arcana Disclosed
- Four: The Professors of Secrets and Their Books
- Five: Leonardo Fioravanti, Vendor of Secrets
- Six: Natural Magic and the Secrets of Nature
- Seven: The Secrets of Nature in Popular Culture
- Part Three: The ""New Philosophy
- Eight: Science as a Venatio
- Nine: The Virtuosi and the Secrets of Nature
- Ten: From the Secrets of Nature to Public Knowledge
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index