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'News from the Republick of Letters' : Scottish students, Charles Mackie, and the United Provinces, 1650-1750 / by Esther Mijers.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mijers, Esther.
- Series:
- Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; 1573-4188 v. 161.
- Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; v. 161
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mackie, Charles, 1688-1770.
- Mackie, Charles.
- Scottish students--Netherlands--History--17th century.
- Scottish students.
- Scottish students--Netherlands--History--18th century.
- Education, Higher--Netherlands--History--17th century.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Netherlands--History--18th century.
- Emigration and immigration.
- History.
- Scotland--Emigration and immigration--History--17th century.
- Scotland.
- Scotland--Emigration and immigration--History--18th century.
- Netherlands.
- Local Subjects:
- Mackie, Charles, 1688-1770.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 223 pages :) : map.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- News from the Republick of Letters
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book is the first full-length study of Scots in the United Provinces between 1650 and 1750, showing that the Scottish-Dutch relationship provided the infrastructure, which allowed Scotland to become part of the Republic of Letters.
- Contents:
- 1 Context and Numbers 25
- Scots in the United Provinces 25
- Students 33
- 2 A Dutch Education 49
- The Scottish Infrastructure 49
- Institutions and Universities 57
- The Curriculum 67
- The Grand Tour 99
- 3 Going Dutch 107
- Scotland and the Scottish Universities 107
- The Book Trade 120
- 4 Charles Mackie and the Limits of Dutch Learning 143
- Mackie As Agent in the Republic of Letters 143
- The Polyhistor 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online version.
- ISBN:
- 9789004228160
- 9004228160
- OCLC:
- 797843071
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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