Books of secrets: natural philosophy in England, 1550 - 1600
Introduction: telling secrets -- Printing secrets for sale -- 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 -- Conclusi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Urbana, Ill. Chicago, Ill.
Univ. of Illinois Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Kavey, Allison, Books of Secrets: Natural Philosophy in England, 1550–1600] (2010) (Brammall, Kathryn)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Natural philosophy
/ Secret sciences
/ History 1550-1600
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| Further subjects: | B
Philosophy, British
B Philosophy, English |
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Table of Contents Table of contents only Verlagsangaben (Publisher) |
| Summary: | Introduction: telling secrets -- Printing secrets for sale -- 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 197 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03209-7 |
