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- catalog abstract ""Barbara J. Shapiro traces the surprising genesis of the "fact," a modern concept that, she convincingly demonstrates, originated not in natural science but in legal discourse. She follows the concept's evolution and diffusion across a variety of disciplines in early modern England, examining how the emerging "culture of fact" shaped the epistemological assumptions of each intellectual enterprise."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11334720.
- catalog coverage "England Intellectual life 16th century.".
- catalog coverage "England Intellectual life 17th century.".
- catalog coverage "England Intellectual life 18th century.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 Historiography.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 Historiography.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Barbara J. Shapiro traces the surprising genesis of the "fact," a modern concept that, she convincingly demonstrates, originated not in natural science but in legal discourse. She follows the concept's evolution and diffusion across a variety of disciplines in early modern England, examining how the emerging "culture of fact" shaped the epistemological assumptions of each intellectual enterprise."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. "Fact" and the Law -- 2. "Fact" and History -- 3. Discourses of Fact: Chorography, Description, and Travel Reporting -- 4. "News," "Marvels," "Wonders," and the Periodical Press -- 5. The Facts of Nature I -- 6. The Facts of Nature II -- 7. Facts of Religion -- 8. Cultural Elaboration of "Fact"".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 284 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Culture of fact.".
- catalog identifier "0801436869 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Culture of fact.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog relation "Culture of fact.".
- catalog spatial "England Intellectual life 16th century.".
- catalog spatial "England Intellectual life 17th century.".
- catalog spatial "England Intellectual life 18th century.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 Historiography.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 Historiography.".
- catalog subject "942.05 21".
- catalog subject "Curiosities and wonders England Historiography.".
- catalog subject "DA380 .S52 1999".
- catalog subject "Facts (Philosophy)".
- catalog subject "Knowledge, Theory of.".
- catalog subject "Law and fact England History.".
- catalog subject "Physical sciences England Historiography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. "Fact" and the Law -- 2. "Fact" and History -- 3. Discourses of Fact: Chorography, Description, and Travel Reporting -- 4. "News," "Marvels," "Wonders," and the Periodical Press -- 5. The Facts of Nature I -- 6. The Facts of Nature II -- 7. Facts of Religion -- 8. Cultural Elaboration of "Fact"".
- catalog title "A culture of fact : England, 1550-1720 / Barbara J. Shapiro.".
- catalog type "text".