Thomas Browne and the writing of early modern science / Claire Preston.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

xiv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.