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Allison Kavey: Books of Secrets - Paul Ferguson - 08-18-2023
Natural Philosophy in England, 1550-1600
"The rise of print culture in early modern England is one of the most important and most frequently studied changes of the period. Often viewed as a marker of modernity, this shift provides the starting point for Books of Secrets, which illuminates how sixteenth-century English culture was influenced by one particular type of print matter--"books of secrets." Ranging from alchemy to necromancy, these texts offered medieval [sic] readers an affordable and accessible collection of knowledge about the natural world."
https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c032097