Ancient libraries and Renaissance humanism : the De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius / by Thomas Hendrickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendrickson, Thomas, author.

Series:

Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 265/20.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 265

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--History--To 400.

Libraries.

Humanism--Europe--History--16th century.

Humanism.

Renaissance.

Europe--Intellectual life--16th century.

Europe.

Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606. De bibliothecis syntagma.

Lipsius, Justus.

Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606--Criticism and interpretaion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius

Lipsius Proteus : the career of a scholar in an age of strife

Library historiography before Lipsius

The De bibliothecis : title, structure, and purpose

Lipsius and his sources

Print history

Editorial principles

A note on the commentary

De bibliothecis: Text and translation

De bibliothecis: Commentary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Hendrickson, Thomas, author. Ancient libraries and Renaissance humanism

ISBN:

9789004338173

90-04-33817-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004338173 DOI