Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150-1750

by Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston

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Wonders and the Order of Nature is about the ways in which European naturalists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonder and wonders, the passion and its objects, to envision themselves and the natural world. Monsters, gems that shone in the dark, petrifying springs, celestial apparitions -- these were the marvels that adorned romances, puzzled philosophers, lured collectors, and frightened the devout.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0942299914

ISBN13:9780942299915

Release Date:October 2001

Publisher:Zone Books

Length:512 Pages

Weight:2.54 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 7.3" x 11.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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16th Century 17th Century Education & Reference History History & Philosophy Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Reference Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Textbooks

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