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

How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling nature
eBook, English, 2007
University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2007
1 online resource
9780252091599, 9781283572095, 9786613884541, 0252091590, 1283572095, 6613884545
811409165
Print version:
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
English