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9780252032097

Books of Secrets

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  • ISBN13:

    9780252032097

  • ISBN10:

    0252032098

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-10-29
  • Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

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Summary

How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling natureRanging from alchemy to necromancy, "books of secrets" offered medieval readers an affordable and accessible collection of knowledge about the natural world. Allison Kavey's study traces the cultural relevance of these books and also charts their influence on the people who read them. Citing the importance of printers in choosing the books' contents, she points out how these books legitimized manipulating nature, thereby expanding cultural categories, such as masculinity, femininity, gentleman, lady, and midwife, to include the willful command of the natural world.

Author Biography

Allison Kavey is an assistant professor of history at the City University of New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Telling Secretsp. 1
Printing Secretsp. 9
Roger Bacon, Robert Greene's Friar Bacon, and the Secrets of Art and Naturep. 32
Structuring Secrets for Salep. 59
Secrets Gendered: Femininity and Feminine Knowledge in Books of Secretsp. 95
Secrets Bridled, Gentlemen Trainedp. 126
Conclusion: A Secret by Any Other Namep. 156
Notesp. 161
Bibliographyp. 187
Indexp. 195
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