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Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism: The de Bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius

Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism: The de Bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius

Hendrickson, Thomas

Hardcover

PhilosophyMedieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Reference

ISBN10: 9004338160
ISBN13: 9789004338166
Publisher: Brill
Published: Feb 16 2017
Pages: 338
Weight: 1.36
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Winner of the 2018 Josef IJsewijn Prize for Best Book on a Neo-Latin Topic

Although many humanists, from Petrarch to Fulvio Orsini, had written briefly about library history, the De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius was the first self-contained monograph on the topic. The De bibliothecis proved to be a seminal achievement, both in redefining the scope of library history and in articulating a vision of a public, secular, research institution for the humanities. It was repeatedly reprinted and translated, plagiarized and epitomized. Through the end of the nineteenth century, scholars turned to it as the ultimate foundation for any discussion of library history. In Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism, Hendrickson presents a critical edition of Lipsius's work with introductory studies, a Latin text, English translation, and a substantial historical commentary.

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