Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) [electronic resource] : between science and scholarship / edited by Eric Jorink and Dirk van Miert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jorink, Eric.

Miert, Dirk van.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 214.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 214

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naturalists--Netherlands--Biography.

Naturalists.

Biblical scholars--Netherlands--Biography.

Biblical scholars.

Europe--History--17th century.

Europe.

Vossius, Isaac, 1618-1689.

Vossius, Isaac.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mostly remembered for his library and for his biblical criticism, Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) played a central role in the early modern European world of learning. Taking his cue from the unlikely bedfellows Joseph Scaliger and René Descartes, Vossius published on chronology, biblical criticism, optics, African geography and Chinese civilization, while collecting, annotating and selling one of the century’s most precious libraries. He was appointed an early Fellow of the Royal Society, and moved in the circles which later gave rise to the Académie Royale des Sciences. Together with Christiaan Huygens, he was considered the Dutch Republic’s foremost student of nature. In this volume, a range of authors analyse Vossius’ participation in the full spectrum of the Republic of Letters, much of which has sadly been written out of the history of both scholarship and science. Contributors include: Anthony Grafton, Scott Mandelbrote, Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis, Karel Davids, Thijs Weststeijn, Colette Nativel, Susan Derksen and Astrid C. Balsem

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction. The Challenger: Isaac Vossius and the European World of Learning / Eric Jorink and Dirk van Miert

The French Connection: From Casaubon and Scaliger, via Saumaise, to Isaac Vossius / Dirk van Miert

Isaac Vossius, Chronologer / Anthony Grafton

Isaac Vossius and the Septuagint / Scott Mandelbrote

In the Twilight Zone: Isaac Vossius and the Scientific Communities in France, England and the Dutch Republic / Eric Jorink

A View from the Mountaintop: The Development of Isaac Vossius’ Optics, 1658–1666 / Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis

In the Shadow of Jesuits: Isaac Vossius and Geography / Karel Davids

Vossius’ Chinese Utopia / Thijs Weststeijn

Isaac Vossius, entre Philologie et Philosophie / Colette Nativel

Manuscript Notes in Books from the Vossius Collection / Susan Derksen

Collecting the Ultimate Scholar’s Library: The Bibliotheca Vossiana / Astrid C. Balsem

Epilogue: Isaac Vossius in Context / Eric Jorink and Dirk van Miert

Bibliography

Index of Names.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-99784-2

9786613769459

90-04-23311-3

OCLC:

799762606

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004233119 DOI