Curiosity : a cultural history of early modern inquiry /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Benedict, Barbara M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Subjects:	English literature > 18th century > History and criticism. Curiosities and wonders in literature. English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Literature and science > Great Britain > History. Literature and society > Great Britain > History. Collectors and collecting in literature. Curiosity in literature. Monsters in literature. Museums in literature.

Description
Physical Description:	ix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-311) and index.
ISBN:	0226042634 (alk paper)