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Openness, secrecy, authorship : technical arts and the culture of knowledge from antiquity to the Renaissance

by Pamela O. Long

This study traces the history of authorship and intellectual property from antiquity to the Renaissance. It explores the development of trade secrets and scientific attribution within the technical arts, examining the intersection of military technology and knowledge culture.

Accession 28533 ISBN 0801866065 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
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