| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: wealth, knowledge and prestige -- Principles of this edition and translation -- Mercator sapiens: text and translation / Barlaeus, Caspar -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: 'Mercator sapiens'. This famous oration on the wise merchant is now considered a key text of the Dutch Golden Age. At the same time it is surrounded by misunderstandings regarding Barlaeus himself, the nascent Illustrious School, and Amsterdam's merchant culture.00This volume presents the first English translation and the first critical edition of the 'Mercator sapiens', preceded by an introduction providing historical context and a fresh interpretation of this intriguing text |
| Analysis |
Knowledge - Amsterdam - University - Trade - Philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-131) and index |
| Notes |
Text in parallel Latin and English; translated from the Latin |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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| SUBJECT |
Universiteit van Amsterdam. fast (OCoLC)fst00528942 |
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Education, Higher -- Early works to 1800
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Business education -- Early works to 1800
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General & world history.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 17th century.
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Business education.
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Education, Higher.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Early works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Post, Anna-Luna, editor.
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Vermuelen, Corinna, translator
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Baerle, Caspar van, 1584-1648.
Mercator sapiens
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Baerle, Caspar van, 1584-1648.
Mercator sapiens. English
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| ISBN |
9789048540020 |
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904854002X |
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