Ancient libraries and Renaissance humanism : the De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius /
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| Author / Creator: | Hendrickson, Thomas, author. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] |
| Description: | xiv, 336 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ; volume 265 Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; volume 20 Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 265. Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; v. 20. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11033137 |
| Summary: | Winner of the 2018 Josef IJsewijn Prize for Best Book on a Neo-Latin Topic <br><br>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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| Physical Description: | xiv, 336 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004338166 9004338160 9789004338173 |
