Thomas Browne and the writing of early modern science / Claire Preston.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2005.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. Notes on the text. List of abbreviations. Introduction. 1. Browne's civility 2. Religio medici: the junior endeavour 3. The civil monument: Pseudodoxia epidemica and investigative culture 4. The laureate of the grave: Urne-burriall and the failure of memory 5. The jocund cabinet and the melancholy museum: a brief excursion into Brownean comedy 6. The epitome of the earth: The garden of Cyrus and verdancy 7. The fruits of natural knowledge: the fugitive writings, and a conclusion. Bibliography. Index
