The Practical Renaissance: Information Culture and the Quest for Knowledge in Early Modern England, 1500-1640

ISBN-13: 9781350200203 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 248 str.

Donna A. Seger

Spis treści

Introduction: Jewels Abound Part I (1500-1557): Diffusion Chapter 1: Regimens and Rules: The Rudiments of Health and Husbandry Chapter 2: Mathematics and Mensuration Part II (1558-1603): Discovery Chapter 3: Elizabethan Exploration and Experimentation: What’s New a. Alchemy Assimilated b. New Lands, New Crops, New Cures, New Trees, New Foods c. Husbandry and Huswifery Chapter 4: The Navigators Part III: (1604-1640): Debate Chapter 5. The Plague and Public Health in Early Stuart London Chapter 6: The Knowledge-Mongers a. Gervase Markham and the Way to Get Wealth b. Ready Reckoning and Reference Bibliography Index