Thomas Browne and the writing of early modern science / Claire Preston.
- Preston, Claire.
- Date:
- 2005
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Physical description
xiv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.
Contents
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-Buriall 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.
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Location Status History of MedicineAB.AA6Open shelves
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- 0521837944