The Wise Merchant

0. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-94-6298-800-2
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 142 mm, Gewicht: 274 g

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. This 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barlaeus

Post, Anna-Luna

Vermeulen, Roek

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Mittel- & Neulateinische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Introduction: wealth, knowledge and prestige Principles of this edition and translation Mercator sapiens: text and translation Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Post, Anna-Luna
Anna-Luna Post, MA, is currently employed by Utrecht University. Her research combines insights from cultural history and history of knowledge and science with a specific focus on early modern Italy and the Dutch Republic.

Vermeulen, Roek
Corinna Vermeulen, PhD, is an independent academic translator and editor specialising in Neo-Latin texts.

Barlaeus
Caspar Barlaeus (1584-1648) was a Dutch polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian.

Corinna Vermeulen, PhD, is an independent academic translator and editor specialising in Neo-Latin texts. Caspar Barlaeus (1584-1648) was a Dutch polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian. [Anna-Luna Post](https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/ALPost), MA, is currently employed by Utrecht University. Her research combines insights from cultural history and history of knowledge and science with a specific focus on early modern Italy and the Dutch Republic.