Polydor Vergyl - on Discovery

The Italian humanist Polydore Vergil (1470-1555) was born in Urbino but spent most of his life in early Tudor England. His most popular work,

About the author

Brian P. Copenhaver is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and History at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he directed the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, editor of History of Philosophy Quarterly, past president of the Journal of the History of Philosophy, and on the boards of Harvard’s I Tatti Renaissance Library and the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Getty foundations and has authored many books, including Hermetica, The Book of Magic, and Magic in Western Culture.

Summary

The most popular work of the Italian humanist Polydore Vergil (1470–1555), On Discovery (De inventoribus rerum, 1499), was the first comprehensive account of discoveries and inventions written since antiquity. This is the first English translation of a critical edition based on the Latin texts published in Polydore Vergil’s lifetime.

Product details

• Authors: Polydore Vergil, Polydor Vergyl
• Assisted by: Brian P Copenhaver (Editor), Brian P. Copenhaver (Editor), Brian P Copenhaver (Translation), Brian P. Copenhaver (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.06.2002
• EAN: 9780674007895
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00789-5
• No. of pages: 704
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 210 mm x 41 mm
• Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library; The I Tatti Renaissance Library; Tatti Renaissance Library (HUP) CONTINS PASS TO - [e-mail]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)