Books of secrets : natural philosophy in England, 1550-1600 / Allison Kavey.

  • Kavey, Allison, 1977-
Date:
[2007], ©2007
  • Books

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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2007], ©2007.

Physical description

x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194) and index.

Contents

Introduction: telling secrets -- Printing secrets -- Roger Bacon, Robert Greene's Friar Bacon, and the secrets of art and nature -- Structuring secrets for sale -- Secrets gendered : femininity and feminine knowledge in books of secrets -- Secrets bridled, gentlemen trained -- Conclusion: A secret by any other name.

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    History of Medicine
    YHE.41.AA5-6
    		Open shelves

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  • 9780252032097
  • 0252032098