{"product_id":"the-science-of-describing-natural-history-in-renaissance-europe-paperback","title":"The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian W. Ogilvie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the diverse traditions of medical humanism, classical philology, and natural philosophy, Renaissance naturalists created a new science devoted to discovering and describing plants and animals. Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues, watercolors, and drawings, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Describing\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs the evolution of this discipline of description through four generations of naturalists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, naturalists focused on understanding ancient and medieval descriptions of the natural world, but by the mid-sixteenth century naturalists turned toward distinguishing and cataloguing new plant and animal species. To do so, they developed new techniques of observing and recording, created botanical gardens and herbaria, and exchanged correspondence and specimens within an international community. By the early seventeenth century, naturalists began the daunting task of sorting through the wealth of information they had accumulated, putting a new emphasis on taxonomy and classification. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, and photographs, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Describing\u003c\/i\u003e is the first broad interpretation of Renaissance natural history in more than a generation and will appeal widely to an interdisciplinary audience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian W. Ogilvie\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.93 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45264570515558,"sku":"9780226620886","price":78.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NHRKYkQxSjQramU5NW8xNCtIbnpWZz09.webp?v=1773892224","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-science-of-describing-natural-history-in-renaissance-europe-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}