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1 online resource : illustrations |
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| Language |
Text in parallel Latin and English; translated from the Latin. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-131) and 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: wealth, knowledge and prestige -- Principles of this edition and translation -- Mercator sapiens: text and translation / Barlaeus, Caspar -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Education, Higher -- Early works to 1800.
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Business education -- Early works to 1800.
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Enseignement supérieur -- Ouvrages avant 1800.
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Enseignement commercial -- Ouvrages avant 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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| Indexed Term |
Knowledge - Amsterdam - University - Trade - Philosophy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works
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| Added 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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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baerle, Caspar van, 1584-1648. Wise merchant. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019] 9789462988002 (OCoLC)1061311640 |
| ISBN |
9789048540020 (electronic bk.) |
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904854002X (electronic bk.) |
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9789462988002 |
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9462988005 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000065352457 |
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