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The Kaleidoscopic Scholarship of Hadrianus Junius (1511–1575) Brill’S Studies in Intellectual History The Kaleidoscopic Scholarship of Hadrianus Junius (1511–1575) Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History General Editor Han van Ruler, Erasmus University Rotterdam Founded by Arjo Vanderjagt Editorial Board C.S. Celenza, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore M. Colish, Yale University J.I. Israel, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton M. Mugnai, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa W. Otten, University of Chicago VOLUME 199 The titles published in this series are listed at www.brill.nl/bsih The Kaleidoscopic Scholarship of Hadrianus Junius (1511–1575) Northern Humanism at the Dawn of the Dutch Golden Age Edited by Dirk van Miert LEIDEN • BOSTON 2011 On the cover: Engraved portrait of Junius by Philippus Galle, 1562. Pasted into the Album Amicorum of Janus Dousa, Leiden, University Library (see p. 34). This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The kaleidoscopic scholarship of Hadrianus Junius (1511-1575) : northern humanism at the dawn of the Dutch golden age / edited by Dirk van Miert. p. cm. — (Brill’s studies in intellectual history, ISSN 0920-8607 ; v. 199) Articles from a symposium honoring the 500th birthday of Hadrianus Junius, held July 1, 2011 in Hoorn, Netherlands. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-90-04-20914-5 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 1. Junius, Hadrianus, 1511–1575—Congresses. 2. Junius, Hadrianus, 1511–1575—Criticism and interpretation—Congresses. 3. Humanists—Netherlands—Biography—Congresses. 4. Philologists—Netherlands—Biography—Congresses. 5. Scholars—Netherlands— Biography—Congresses. 6. Humanism—Netherlands—History—16th century— Congresses. 7. Learning and scholarship—Netherlands—History—16th century— Congresses. 8. Netherlands—Intellectual life—16th century—Congresses. I. Miert, Dirk van. II. Title. III. Series. PA85.J76K35 2011 880.09—dc22 2011013374 ISSN 0920-8607 ISBN 978 90 04 20914 5 Copyright 2011 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. To the memory of Ari Wesseling (1948–2010) CONTENTS Acknowledgements ............................................................................. ix List of Images ...................................................................................... xi Introduction: Hadrianus Junius and Northern Dutch Humanism ....................................................................................... 1 Dirk van Miert From Erasmus to Leiden: Hadrianus Junius and his Significance for the Development of Humanism in Holland in the Sixteenth Century ............................................... 16 Chris Heesakkers Hadrianus Junius’ Batavia and the Formation of a Historiographical Canon in Holland .......................................... 38 Coen Maas Context, Conception and Content of Hadrianus Junius’ Batavia ................................................................................ 69 Nico de Glas Hadrianus Junius’ Animadversa and his Methods of Scholarship ...................................................................................... 96 Dirk van Miert Junius’ Two Editions of Martial’s Epigrammata ........................... 136 Chris Heesakkers A Man of Eight Hearts: Hadrianus Junius and Sixteenth- Century Plurilinguism ................................................................... 188 Toon Van Hal Devices, Proverbs, Emblems: Hadrianus Junius’ Emblemata in the Light of Erasmus’ Adagia .................................................. 214 Ari Wesseling † viii contents Emblematic Authorization – Lusus Emblematum: The Function of Junius’ Emblem Commentary and Early Commentaries on Alciato’s Emblematum libellus ......... 260 Karl Enenkel Epilogue: The Kaleidoscopic Scholarship of Hadrianus Junius ............................................................................ 290 Dirk van Miert About the Contributors ................................................................... 307 Index of Proper Names and Place Names ................................... 309 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This volume of articles appeared on 1 July 2011, the 500th birthday of Hadrianus Junius, and was presented in his native city of Hoorn. During a symposium organised that day, most of its contributors pre- sented papers based on their articles below. The plan for this volume materialized in the spring of 2009 and was inspired by the various activities which the Vereniging Oud Hoorn (Historical Association of Hoorn), at the instigation of Nico de Glas, had begun planning in 2008 to mark the quincentenary of the city’s most learned son. In conjunction with this volume, two other publi- cations were presented: the first Dutch translation of Junius’ entire Batavia (1588), by Nico de Glas, whose familiarity with the work is demonstrated by his contribution to this collection; and my own bio- graphical sketch of Junius’ life and works, which I wrote in Dutch and which benefitted greatly from the articles assembled in the pages to follow. In the early stages of this volume, we were shocked that one of us, Ari Wesseling, unexpectedly passed away on 2 July 2010. Although Ari had spoken about his ideas for his article, he had not yet put pen to paper. Fortunately, Lina Bolzoni and Silvia Volterrani were so kind as to let us reprint his excellent previous article on Junius, printed in a volume which they edited three years ago. In honour of Ari and his meticulous scholarship, this volume is dedicated to his memory.1 Dirk van Miert Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (Huygens ING) KNAW – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences February 2011, The Hague 1 For obituaries, see J. Kraye and D. van Miert, ‘In memoriam: Ari Wesseling’, in: Renaissance News and Notes, vol. 23: 1, 2011 pp. 3 and 5, available http://www.rsa .org/?page=RNN; C.L. Heesakkers, ‘In Memoriam: Ari Wesseling’, Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 2011 [forthcoming]. LIST OF IMAGES Chris Heesakkers: From Erasmus to Leiden 1 Hall University Library, Leiden ................................................... 20 2 Sketch of Erasmus’ first statue from the album of Vom Staall .................................................................................. 24 3 Portrait of Junius by Philippus Galle, 1562, cut out by Janus Dousa and pasted into his album amicorum ............. 34 Coen Maas 1 Portrait of Dousa ........................................................................... 40 2 Manuscript of the Batavia ........................................................... 53 Nico de Glas 1 Ortelius’ map Belgii Veteris Typus, Antwerp, 1584 ................... 79 2a Junius, Batavia, p. 118 .................................................................. 93 2b Scriverius, Batavia illustrata, p. 188 ........................................... 94 Dirk van Miert 1 Title page of Junius’ own copy of the Animadversa, Basle, 1556, with a note by a censor ........................................... 132 Chris Heesakkers: Hadrianus Junius’ Two Editions of Martial 1 Title page of Lipsius’ copy of the Martial edition of 1568 ............................................................................................ 162 Ari Wesseling 1 Printer’s mark of Aldus Manutius in Erasmus, Adagia, Venice, 1508 .................................................................... 217 2 Printer’s mark of Johannes Froben in Erasmus, Adagia, Basle, 1526 ....................................................................... 219 3 Q. Metsys, Medal of Erasmus with the figure of Terminus, 1519 .............................................................................. 223 4 Hadrianus Junius, in J. Sambucus, Veterum aliquot ac recentium medicorum Philosophorumque icones, Leiden, 1603, no. 48 .................................................................................... 228 xii list of illustrations 5 H. Junius, Emblemata, Antwerp, 1565, no. 56, p. 62: Animi scrinium servitus ................................................................ 232 6 H. Junius, Emblemata, Antwerp, 1565, no. 49, p. 55: Amoris ingenui tormentum .......................................................... 235 7 G. Symeoni, Les divises ou emblemes heroiques, in: Les devises heroiques, de M. Claude Paradin, du Signeur Gabriel Symeon, et autres Aucteurs, Antwerp, 1561, fol. 160v: Così vivo Piacer conduce a morte ................................................ 238 8 D. Heinsius, Quaeris quid sit amor?, Amsterdam, [1601], no. 8: Così de ben amar porto tormento ........................ 243 9 A. Steyn, Songbook, fol. 5r: Così de ben amar porto tormento ............................................................................... 246 10 A. Steyn, Songbook, fol. 22r: Il mal mi preme e mi spaventa il pegio ....................................................................... 249 Karl Enenkel 1 H. Junius, Emblemata, Antwerp, 1565, no. 9, p. 15 .................. 268 2 H. Junius, Emblemata, Antwerp, 1565, no. 21,
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