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The Science of Describing – Natural History in Renaissance Europe Brian W Ogilvie
The Science of Describing – Natural History in Renaissance Europe
Brian W Ogilvie
Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues, watercolors, and drawings, this book reconstructs the evolution of this discipline of description through four generations of naturalists.
431 pages, 33 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 1, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226620886 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 402 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 152 × 27 mm · 586 g |
| Language | English |