Curiosity : a cultural history of early modern inquiry / Barbara M. Benedict.
Curiosity : a cultural history of early modern inquiry / Barbara M. Benedict.
Curiosity : a cultural history of early modern inquiry / Barbara M. Benedict.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
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N820.9353/26
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English
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Physical content
ix, 321 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Inspecting and Spectating: Monsters, Rarities, and Investigators -- Ch. 1. Regulating Curiosity -- Ch. 2. Consuming Curiosity -- Ch. 3. From the Curious to the Curio -- Ch. 4. Connoisseurship in the Mental Cabinet -- Ch. 5. Performing Curiosity -- Conclusion: Transgression and Ambition...
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
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Illinois
Date Published
c2001.
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"Finely illustrated and the first of its kind, Curiosity is a broad study of modern inquiry that explores the way forbidden topics like the occult, sexuality, gender, and the origin of power became topics of public investigation."--BOOK JACKET....
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Curiosity : a cultural history of early modern inquiry / Barbara M. Benedict.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-311) and index.
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c2001.
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N820.9353/26
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74VvkmG2mkm3
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0226042642(pbk.) :
9780226042633 (alk paper)
0226042634 (alk paper)
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820.9353
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991013799309702626
