Books of secrets : natural philosophy in England, 1550-1600 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kavey, Allison, 1977-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: telling secrets
  • Printing secrets
  • Roger Bacon, Robert Greene's Friar Bacon, and the secrets of art and nature
  • Structuring secrets for sale
  • Secrets gendered : femininity and feminine knowledge in books of secrets
  • Secrets bridled, gentlemen trained
  • Conclusion: A secret by any other name.