The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the scientific revolution.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. This book explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. These assorted merchants, gardeners, barber-surgeons, midwives..... More