The working papers of Hugo Grotius : transmission, dispersal, and loss, 1604-1864 / by Martine Julia van Ittersum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Ittersum, Martine Julia, 1968- author.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 343

Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; volume 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.

Grotius, Hugo.

International law--History--17th century.

International law.

Jurisprudence.

Natural law.

Law of the sea.

War (International law).

law (discipline).

Physical Description:

xliv 705 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Nijhoff, 2023.

Summary:

"The Working Papers of Hugo Grotius is the first full-length study of the handwritten documents initially used by the author of Mare Liberum (1609) and De Jure Belli ac Pacis (1625) in his day-to-day activities as a scholar, lawyer, and politician, but subsequently incorporated into his own or other archives. Martine van Ittersum reconstructs a process of transmission, dispersal and loss that started during Grotius' lifetime and ended with the papers' auction in 1864. This is also a study of archival afterlives. Our understanding of Grotius' life and work is shaped by the conscious decisions of previous generations to retain or discard documents, frequently for the sake of individual lives and careers, family honour and/or larger political and religious ends"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Hugo Grotius and the microsociologies of archives

Knowledge production and records management in early modern Europe : the case of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645)

Confiscated manuscripts and books what happened to Grotius' personal library and archive following his arrest on charges of high treason in August 1618?

Creating a (definitive) corpus of writings : how Grotius' employer, relatives, and remonstrant friends shaped his intellectual legacy (1645-1679)

Preserving and editing Grotius' manuscripts for the sake of family honor and the remonstrant cause (1679-1747)

Confronting Grotius' legacy in an age of revolution : the Cornets de Groot family in Rotterdam (1748-1798)

Constructing a conservative national hero in response to patriot radicalism (1787-1815)

End of the lineage : how Hugo Cornets de Groot disposed of his Grotiana (1802-1864)

Preparing for the auction of the working papers of Hugo Grotius and Pieter de Groot, mostly behind the scenes (February-November 1864)

The 1864 auction of the working papers of Hugo Grotius and Pieter de Groot, and what happened next.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Van Ittersum, Martine Julia. Working papers of hugo grotius

ISBN:

9789004536005

9004536000

OCLC:

1390553763