DOCSLIB.ORG

PDF Hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
PDF Hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen PDF hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University Nijmegen The following full text is a publisher's version. For additional information about this publication click this link. http://hdl.handle.net/2066/148043 Please be advised that this information was generated on 2017-12-05 and may be subject to change. Christoph & Andreas Arnold r and - England The travels and book-collections of two seventeenth-century Nurembergers F.J.M. Blom CHRISTOPH & ANDREAS ARNOLD AND ENGLAND Promotor: Prof. T.A.Birrell nsfopfl.iÀrncid. Trjr. L/rmrt. Nmi.tmil.itDtac.. ILr hiatus J Je . /ггг/. лез?. ^I/fTijfitf a. utf.isun ¿ces С if-mfe/. С sTittmm «- Jms Juhts amas csrittmrn . ял* ft.'ti ¿Mailt.· 'Ut/accs • •ir/. '///<-/·.· J-ltl From Bibliotheca Arnoldtana (1725) by courtesy of the Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg. CHRISTOPH & ANDREAS ARNOLD AND ENGLAND THE TRAVELS AND BOOK-COLLECTIONS OF TWO SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NUREMBERGERS Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor in de letteren aan de Katholieke Universiteit te Nijmegen, op gezag van de Rector Magnificus Prof. Dr. P.G.A.B. Wijdeveld volgens besluit van het College van Decanen in het openbaar te verdedigen op 16 juni 1981 des namiddags te 4 uur door FRANCISCUS JOANNES MARIA BLOM geboren te Nijmegen Sneldruk Boulevard Enschede С.1981 F.J.M. Blom, Instituut Engels-Amerikaans Katholieke Universiteit, Erasmusplein 1, Nijmegen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank the authorities and staffs of the following li­ braries, institutions and archives for permission to examine printed books and manuscripts, for their willingness to have microfilms made of books and manuscripts, and for the trouble they have taken over answering my quiries: the Bodleian Library, Oxford; the British Library, London; Cambridge University Library; the Royal Society, London; Sheffield University Library; Nürnberg Stadtbibliothek; Nürnberg Stadtarchiv; Landeskirchliches Archiv Nürnberg; Germanisches National Museum, Nürnberg; Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg; Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel; Staats- und Universitäts­ bibliothek, Hamburg; Niedersächsisches Staatsarchiv, Oldenburg; the Library of the Gemeentelijke Universiteit, Amsterdam; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague; the University Library of Leyden and the University Library of Nijmegen. I also wish to express my thanks to various staff-members of the departments of English, German and Classics of the University of Nijmegen. I am particularly indebted to Eric Moormann who assisted me over a long period, to Frenske van den Meester, and to my brother who was always willing to discuss the numerous versions of my manuscript and who gave me help and advice in many ways. The hospitality and friendship of Shelagh Frawley, Honor Clerk and Min Stacpoole made my research visits to libraries in Oxford and London a pleasant duty and I am very grateful to them. Finally I would like to thank Monique Gerrits and Mies Faber for secretarial work and Diane Crook and Vera Kleerekoper who pain­ stakingly typed the final draft of the manuscript. I dedicate this book to my mother and to the memory of my father. ν CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ν ABBREVIATIONS vili INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER I. The lives of Christoph and Andreas Arnold 3 1. Christoph Arnold 4 2. Andreas Arnold 12 3. Survey of the albums of Christoph and Andreas Arnold 17 CHAPTER II. Christoph Arnold in England 39 APPENDIX TO CHAPTER II. A translation of Christoph Arnold's letter of 7 August 1651 to Georg Richter 62 CHAPTER III. Andreas Arnold in England 76 APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III. A list of the contents of the "cistula Anglicana 94 CHAPTER IV. The Bibliotheoa Arnoldiana 96 a. English devotional literature 99 b. Other translations 103 a. Other English works 103 d. Latin works printed in Britain 108 e. Continental Latin editions of English authors 110 A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS RELATED TO ENGLAND IN THE BIBLIOTHECA ARNOLDIANA Form of entries 120 1. English books 122 2. Translations of English works 147 3. Latin works printed in the British Isles 153 4. Latin editions of British authors printed abroad 171 NOTES 179 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Primary sources 213 2. Secondary sources 215 3. An Arnold bibliography 222 INDEX 225 vii ABBREVIATIONS ES Epistolae Seleetiores Сеогдгг Riahteri (Norimbergae, 1662) BA Bibliotheea Arnold-Lana SBN Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg ЕВ List of English books in BA (see pp. 122-146) LB List of Latin works printed in the British Isles in BA (see pp. 153-170) ТВ List of translations of English works in BA (see pp.147-152) CB List of Latin editions of British authors printed abroad in BA (see pp. 171-178) For abbreviations see also pp. 17 and 120. viii INTRODUCTION When Daniel Georg Morhof in his Polyhistor (16ΘΘ) wanted to give a picture of Cambridge University Library, he quoted a passage from one of the letters of Christoph Arnold (1627-1685), a German scholar who visited England in 1651. In doing so Morhof set an example for a whole series of writers about English institutions and people up to the present day: one of the most recent authors to use Arnold as an informant is Christopher Hill in his Milton and the English Revol­ ution (1977). With reference to Milton the point can be made that in the major biographies of this writer, those by Masson and Parker, mention is made of Milton's signature in Christoph Arnold's album amicorum, and certain passages from Arnold's letters to his corre­ spondent Georg Richter are cited again and again. Nevertheless so far no attempt has been made to extend our knowledge of Arnold beyond the basic information that he was "a German traveller from Nuremberg". Who was this Christoph Arnold? An examination of his album amicorum, his correspondence and publications, and of the sale cata­ logue of the library that he built up together with his son, reveal that Arnold's importance is certainly not limited to a brief meeting with Milton and the much quoted letter to Richter. His album amicorum and his letters show that he was in touch with many promi­ nent English as well as other European scholars and that he took a lively interest in the world around him and in the scholarly achieve­ ments of his day. From the sale catalogue of his library it is apparent that he was an avid book-collector whose library contained a considerable number of English works. Christoph was not the only member of the Arnold family to have English contacts. His son Andreas (1656-1694) visited England thirty years later, stayed there for more than a year and moved in circles of the Royal Society. Like his father he maintained contacts with many members of the contemporary world of learning and he, too, collected English books which found their way to the library of the Arnolds. The literary relations between England and Germany in the seven­ teenth century have figured in a number of studies, notably the one by Waterhouse (1914). However, till now this subject has always been approached along very general lines. This monograph endeavours to examine in detail what the concrete impact of these relations was in the specific cases of two Nuremberg scholars. Thus, ample attention will be paid to the lives of the Arnolds and especially to their travels to England and a survey will be given of their albums amicorum. Like many Tseventeenth-century scholars they were great letter-writers and their letters, in particular the correspondence 1 between father and son during the latter's travels, will be dealt with extensively. Of particular interest is Christoph's letter to Richter mentioned above and a translation of the complete letter will be given in an appendix. A survey of the library of the Arnolds with the emphasis on the books related to England will conclude this study of "two German travellers from Nuremberg". 2 CHAPTER I THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPH AND ANDREAS ARNOLD The present study will discuss some aspects of the literary rela­ tions between England and Germany in the second half of the seven­ teenth century and in particular the parts played in this respect by the Nurembergers Christoph and Andreas Arnold, father and son. In order to provide the right perspective and to fill in the necessary background, it is useful first of all to give a brief survey of the lives of the Arnolds, the more so since, apart from a few entries in biographical lexica, this has not been done before . Since the his­ tory of the Arnold family is bound up with Nuremberg a brief account of this city is prefixed to the actual biographies of Christoph and Andreas Arnold. Nuremberg possessed the status of a free imperial town, a "Reichsstadt", with its own city government, only dependent (and that mainly nominally) on the Emperor of the German Empire, or the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation as it was officially called, and its own territory. In the late Middle Ages and especially in the sixteenth century it had been the richest and most influential of the imperial towns and, although this was no longer the case by the middle of the seventeenth century, it was still a city of consider­ able importance. The main source of Nuremberg's wealth had been the eastern and mediterranean trade but with the recession in this trade due to the development of new sea-routes and increasing national protectionism, and also as a result of the devastating Thirty Years' War, a gradual decline set in which was to continue throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and eventually ended in the annexation by Bavaria in 1806. Nuremberg was a Protestant town in the middle of the mainly Protestant area of Middle Franconia but otherwise surrounded, es­ pecially on the south and west, by Catholic territory, a fact of considerable importance in seventeenth-century Germany.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: MAKING ENGLISH LOW: A
    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: MAKING ENGLISH LOW: A HISTORY OF LAUREATE POETICS, 1399-1616 Christine Maffuccio, Doctor of Philosophy, 2018 Dissertation directed by: Professor Theresa Coletti Department of English My dissertation analyzes lowbrow literary forms, tropes, and modes in the writings of three would-be laureates, writers who otherwise sought to align themselves with cultural and political authorities and who themselves aspired to national prominence: Thomas Hoccleve (c. 1367-1426), John Skelton (c. 1460-1529), and Ben Jonson (1572-1637). In so doing, my project proposes a new approach to early English laureateship. Previous studies assume that aspiration English writers fashioned their new mantles exclusively from high learning, refined verse, and the moral virtues of elite poetry. In the writings and self-fashionings that I analyze, however, these would-be laureates employed literary low culture to insert themselves into a prestigious, international lineage; they did so even while creating personas that were uniquely English. Previous studies have also neglected the development of early laureateship and nationalist poetics across the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Examining the ways that cultural cachet—once the sole property of the elite—became accessible to popular audiences, my project accounts for and depends on a long view. My first two chapters analyze writers whose idiosyncrasies have afforded them a marginal position in literary histories. In Chapter 1, I argue that Hoccleve channels Chaucer’s Host, Harry Bailly, in the Male Regle and the Series. Like Harry, Hoccleve draws upon quotidian London experiences to create a uniquely English writerly voice worthy of laureate status. In Chapter 2, I argue that Skelton enshrine the poet’s own fleeting historical experience in the Garlande of Laurell and Phyllyp Sparowe by employing contrasting prosodies to juxtapose the rhythms of tradition with his own demotic meter.
    [Show full text]
  • Advisory Opinions and the Problem of Legal Authority
    Vanderbilt Law Review Volume 74 Issue 3 April 2021 Article 5 4-2021 Advisory Opinions and the Problem of Legal Authority Christian R. Burset Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr Part of the Judges Commons, and the Jurisprudence Commons Recommended Citation Christian R. Burset, Advisory Opinions and the Problem of Legal Authority, 74 Vanderbilt Law Review 621 (2021) Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol74/iss3/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Vanderbilt Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Vanderbilt Law Review by an authorized editor of Scholarship@Vanderbilt Law. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Advisory Opinions and the Problem of Legal Authority Christian R. Burset* The prohibition against advisory opinions is fundamental to our understanding of federal judicial power, but we have misunderstood its origins. Discussions of the doctrine begin not with a constitutional text or even a court case, but a letter in which the Jay Court rejected President Washington’s request for legal advice. Courts and scholars have offered a variety of explanations for the Jay Court’s behavior. But they all depict the earliest Justices as responding to uniquely American concerns about advisory opinions. This Article offers a different explanation. Drawing on previously untapped archival sources, it shows that judges throughout the anglophone world—not only in the United States but also in England and British India— became opposed to advisory opinions in the second half of the eighteenth century. The death of advisory opinions was a global phenomenon, rooted in a period of anxiety about common-law authority.
    [Show full text]
  • Human Rights and History a Challenge for Education
    edited by Rainer Huhle HUMAN RIGHTS AND HISTORY A CHALLENGE FOR EDUCATION edited by Rainer Huhle H UMAN The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention of 1948 were promulgated as an unequivocal R response to the crimes committed under National Socialism. Human rights thus served as a universal response to concrete IGHTS historical experiences of injustice, which remains valid to the present day. As such, the Universal Declaration and the Genocide Convention serve as a key link between human rights education and historical learning. AND This volume elucidates the debates surrounding the historical development of human rights after 1945. The authors exam- H ine a number of specific human rights, including the prohibition of discrimination, freedom of opinion, the right to asylum ISTORY and the prohibition of slavery and forced labor, to consider how different historical experiences and legal traditions shaped their formulation. Through the examples of Latin America and the former Soviet Union, they explore the connections · A CHALLENGE FOR EDUCATION between human rights movements and human rights education. Finally, they address current challenges in human rights education to elucidate the role of historical experience in education. ISBN-13: 978-3-9810631-9-6 © Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” Stiftung “Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft” Lindenstraße 20–25 10969 Berlin Germany Tel +49 (0) 30 25 92 97- 0 Fax +49 (0) 30 25 92 -11 [email protected] www.stiftung-evz.de Editor: Rainer Huhle Translation and Revision: Patricia Szobar Coordination: Christa Meyer Proofreading: Julia Brooks and Steffi Arendsee Typesetting and Design: dakato…design. David Sernau Printing: FATA Morgana Verlag ISBN-13: 978-3-9810631-9-6 Berlin, February 2010 Photo Credits: Cover page, left: Stèphane Hessel at the conference “Rights, that make us Human Beings” in Nuremberg, November 2008.
    [Show full text]
  • PLEASE NOTE This Is a Draft Paper Only and Should Not Be Cited Without
    PLEASE NOTE This is a draft paper only and should not be cited without the author’s express permission THE SHORT-TERM IMPACT OF THE >GLORIOUS REVOLUTION= ON THE ENGLISH JUDICIAL SYSTEM On February 14, 1689, The day after William and Mary were recognized by the Convention Parliament as King and Queen, the first members of their Privy Council were sworn in. And, during the following two to three weeks, all of the various high offices in the government and the royal household were filled. Most of the politically powerful posts went either to tories or to moderates. The tory Earl of Danby was made Lord President of the Council and another tory, the Earl of Nottingham was made Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The office of Lord Privy Seal was given to the Atrimming@ Marquess of Halifax, whom dedicated whigs had still not forgiven for his part in bringing about the disastrous defeat of the exclusion bill in the Lords= house eight years earlier. Charles Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, who was named Principal Secretary of State, can really only be described as tilting towards the whigs at this time. But, at the Admiralty and the Treasury, both of which were put into commission, in each case a whig stalwart was named as the first commissioner--Lord Mordaunt and Arthur Herbert respectivelyBand also in each case a number of other leading whigs were named to the commission as well.i Whig lawyers, on the whole, did rather better than their lay fellow-partisans. Devonshire lawyer and Inner Temple Bencher Henry Pollexfen was immediately appointed Attorney- General, and his cousin, Middle Templar George Treby, Solicitor General.
    [Show full text]
  • Queen Christina's Esoteric Interests As a Background to Her
    SUSANNA ÅKERMAN Queen Christina’s Esoteric Interests as a Background to Her Platonic Academies n 1681 the blind quietist, Francois Malaval, stated that Queen Christina of Sweden late in life had ‘given up’ [Hermes] Trismegistos and the IPlatonists, in favour of the Church fathers. The statement does not ex- plain what role the Church fathers were to play in her last years, but it does show that Christina really had been interested in the rather elitist and esoteric doctrine of Hermetic Platonic Christianity. In this paper I shall look at her library to show the depth of this Hermetic involvement. Her interest serves as a background to her life as ex-queen in Italy after her famous abdication from the Swedish throne in 1654, when she was 27 years old. Christina styled herself as the Convert of the Age, and she set up court in Rome where she held a series of scientific and cultural acad- emies in her palace. Her Accademia Reale was staged briefly in the Palazzo Farnese in her first year in Rome, 1656, but was revived in 1674 and was held for a number of years in her own Palazzo Riario.1 Also, Giovanni Ciampini’s Accademia dell’Esperienze, also called Ac­­ cademia Fisico-mathematico, gathered there for their first founding meeting in 1677. Furthermore, she was protectress of the Accademia degli Stravaganti in Collegio Clementina from 1678 and in Orvieto for the Accademia dei Misti. (Christina 1966: 377, cited below as NMU.) Her inspirational presence and resources were valued by many liter- ary figures. After her death in 1689, she was chosen to be a symbolic figurehead, Basilissa (Greek for Empress), by the poets that formed the Accademia dell’Arcadia (D’Onofrio 1976).
    [Show full text]
  • MCMANUS-DISSERTATION-2016.Pdf (4.095Mb)
    The Global Lettered City: Humanism and Empire in Colonial Latin America and the Early Modern World The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation McManus, Stuart Michael. 2016. The Global Lettered City: Humanism and Empire in Colonial Latin America and the Early Modern World. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33493519 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA The Global Lettered City: Humanism and Empire in Colonial Latin America and the Early Modern World A dissertation presented by Stuart Michael McManus to The Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of History Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts April 2016 © 2016 – Stuart Michael McManus All rights reserved. Dissertation Advisors: James Hankins, Tamar Herzog Stuart Michael McManus The Global Lettered City: Humanism and Empire in Colonial Latin America and the Early Modern World Abstract Historians have long recognized the symbiotic relationship between learned culture, urban life and Iberian expansion in the creation of “Latin” America out of the ruins of pre-Columbian polities, a process described most famously by Ángel Rama in his account of the “lettered city” (ciudad letrada). This dissertation argues that this was part of a larger global process in Latin America, Iberian Asia, Spanish North Africa, British North America and Europe.
    [Show full text]
  • Minimal Faith and Irenic Ideals in Seventeenth-Century Scholarly Circles Hugo Grotius As a Guardian of Isaac Casaubon’S Legacy*
    Church History Church History and and Religious Culture 94 (2014) 444–478 Religious Culture brill.com/chrc Minimal Faith and Irenic Ideals in Seventeenth-Century Scholarly Circles Hugo Grotius as a Guardian of Isaac Casaubon’s Legacy* Henk Nellen Huygens Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands [email protected] Abstract This article shows how the Dutch humanist Hugo Grotius (1583–1645), inspired by his friend Isaac Casaubon, sought to introduce a procedure for mitigating strife in the Christian church. He proclaimed a division between a set of self-evident, universally accepted key tenets, to be endorsed by all believers, and a larger number of secondary, not completely certain articles of faith, which were to be left open for friendly debate. The doctrine of the Trinity belonged to the second category; it should be treated in a careful, detached way, in words that did not go beyond the terminology of the Bible. However, defenders of this irenic stance laid themselves open to severe criticism: the example of the conservative Lutheran theologian Abraham Calovius illustrates how they were censured for giving up divinely inspired truth for a chimerical unionist ideal which cajoled them into reintroducing the early Christian heresy of Arianism, now called Socinianism. Keywords minimal faith – secularisation – Socinianism – exegesis – seventeenth-century intellectual life – Grotius – Casaubon * Research for this article was conducted within the project ‘Biblical Criticism and Seculariza- tion in the Seventeenth Century’ (nwo, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, 360–25–090). I am indebted to two anonymous reviewers for their remarks on an earlier ver- sion of this article.
    [Show full text]
  • A Pilgrimage Through English History and Culture (F-L)
    Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Faculty Publications 2009-05-01 A Pilgrimage Through English History and Culture (F-L) Gary P. Gillum [email protected] Susan Wheelwright O'Connor Alexa Hysi Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub Part of the English Language and Literature Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Gillum, Gary P.; O'Connor, Susan Wheelwright; and Hysi, Alexa, "A Pilgrimage Through English History and Culture (F-L)" (2009). Faculty Publications. 12. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/12 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 833 FAIRFAX, JOHN, 1623-1700. Rare 922.542 St62f 1681 Presbýteros diples times axios, or, The true dignity of St. Paul's elder, exemplified in the life of that reverend, holy, zealous, and faithful servant, and minister of Jesus Christ Mr. Owne Stockton ... : with a collection of his observations, experiences and evidences recorded by his own hand : to which is added his funeral sermon / by John Fairfax. London : Printed by H.H. for Tho. Parkhurst at the Sign of the Bible and Three Crowns, at the lower end of Cheapside, 1681. Description: [12], 196, [20] p. ; 15 cm. References: Wing F 129. Subjects: Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680. Notes: Title enclosed within double line rule border. "Mors Triumphata; or The Saints Victory over Death; Opened in a Funeral Sermon ... " has special title page. 834 FAIRFAX, THOMAS FAIRFAX, Baron, 1612-1671.
    [Show full text]
  • Gevaarlijke Kennis (Dangerous Knowledge, 2007, Sample Translation)
    Sample Translation Dangerous Knowledge (Gevaarlijke kennis) by Luuc Kooijmans (Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2007) Translated by Diane Webb LUUC KOOIJMANS – DANGEROUS KNOWLEDGE III IN SEARCH OF A REPUTATION Niels Stensen and Jan Swammerdam faced an uncertain future. There were no paid positions for research scientists, and those wishing to indulge in observation and experimentation were forced to do so in their free time. To earn a living, Stensen and Swammerdam would have had to become practising physicians, but the idea did not appeal to them. Not only had almost all current medical theories been called into question – owing in no small part to their own work – but they also believed that the foundations of medical science were too shaky to sustain any serious practice. A great many anatomical and physiological issues had first to be resolved, and as physicians they would have far too little time for this. Even as university lecturers they could not be certain of continuing their research, for empirical study was not a generally accepted approach in academic medicine. Universities were primarily institutions for the dissemination of classical learning, with little attention being paid to new findings. The lack of any convincing alternative had led most European universities to cling to outmoded teaching material, and the spirit of Aristotle still prevailed. Students were given Galen and Hippocrates to read, and were instructed in the doctrine of the four humours. There were, however, outside the universities, various forms of private seminars, in which more widely ranging and controversial material could be handled than in university lectures, and where fresh insights therefore made faster inroads.
    [Show full text]
  • Mantuan Roundel, Venus, Mars, Cupid and Vulcan
    1 RCEWA – Mantuan Roundel, Venus, Mars, Cupid and Vulcan Statement of the Expert Adviser to the Secretary of State that the roundel meets Waverley criteria two and three. Further Information The ‘Applicant’s statement’ and the ‘Note of Case History’ are available on the Arts Council Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/reviewing-committee-case-hearings Please note that images and appendices referenced are not reproduced. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Brief Description of item A roundel depicting Venus, Mars, Cupid and Vulcan Partially gilded and silvered bronze with a deep brown/black patina Dia. 42 cm Italian, Mantuan or possibly Paduan, c.1480-1500 Condition: Other than areas of wear on the gilded rim, and minor nicks and dents over the surface, the bronze is in very good condition. The reverse retains traces of investment material and has some pale blue- green corrosion overall in the recesses; cracks due to casting flaws have been expertly repaired. The roundel has undergone conservation to remove dirt, old wax and some very small copper 1 sulphate-based pustules. Provenance: Almost certainly owned by George Treby III (c.1726-1761), and then by descent within the Treby family of Plympton, Devon until 2003; sold at Christie’s London, Important European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries, Thursday 11 December 2003, lot 20; then by descent until 2019; purchased by current owner Selected Sources and Literature (in chronological order): Christie’s, London, Important European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries, Thursday 11 December 2003, lot 20 (see Appendix 1) Export of Works of Art of Cultural Interest 2004-05, London 2005, pp.15-16 (case 1) Denise Allen in Eleanora Luciano, et al, Antico.
    [Show full text]
  • The Humanist Discourse in the Northern Netherlands
    UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Clashes of discourses: Humanists and Calvinists in seventeenth-century academic Leiden Kromhout, D. Publication date 2016 Document Version Final published version Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Kromhout, D. (2016). Clashes of discourses: Humanists and Calvinists in seventeenth- century academic Leiden. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) Download date:26 Sep 2021 Chapter 1: The humanist discourse in the Northern Netherlands This chapter will characterize the discourse of the Leiden humanists in the first decade of the seventeenth century. This discourse was in many aspects identical to the discourse of the Republic of Letters. The first section will show how this humanist discourse found its place at Leiden University through the hands of Janus Dousa and others.
    [Show full text]
  • Poems on the Threshold: Neo-Latin Carmina Liminaria
    Chapter 3 Poems on the Threshold: Neo-Latin carmina liminaria Harm-Jan van Dam Introduction Imagine someone about four hundred years ago picking up a new Latin book, for instance the fourth edition of Daniel Heinsius’ poetry, published in Leiden, shown at the end of this paper. It dates from 1613, as the colophon at the end of the book states. Readers enter the book through the frontispiece or main entrance, with its promises of sublime poetry given by the crown- ing of Pegasus, and of a text so much more correct and complete according to the inscription (emendata locis infinitis & aucta) that it would be better to throw away their earlier editions. The entrance draws the reader inside to the next page where he may learn the book’s contents (indicem . aversa indicat pagina). That index is followed first by a prose Dedicatio addressed to one of the Governors of Leiden University, then by a poem in six elegiac distichs on Heinsius’ Elegies by Joseph Scaliger, a letter by Hugo Grotius ending with seven distichs, and a Greek poem of sixteen distichs by Heinsius’ colleague Petrus Cunaeus. Finally Heinsius devotes six pages to an Address Amico lectori. Then, stepping across the threshold, the reader at last enters the house itself, the first book of the Elegies.1 Many, if not most, early modern books begin like this, with various prelimi- nary matter in prose and especially in poetry. Nevertheless, not much has been written on poems preceding the main text of books.2 They are often designated 1 Respectively pp.
    [Show full text]