Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism - The de Bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius

The De Bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius was the first monograph on library history. In Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism, Hendrickson presents a critical edition with introductory studies, a Latin text, English translation, and a substantial historical commentary.

About the author

Thomas Hendrickson, Ph.D. (2013), UC Berkeley, is a Rome-Prize winner and teaches at Stanford Online High School. He has published on ancient libraries, ancient biography, and the reception of both in the Renaissance world.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hendrickson
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9789004338166
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33816-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 622 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works