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Peiresc's Europe Learning and Virtue in the Seventeenth Century

Hardcover • 2000 • English

Peiresc's Europe Learning and Virtue in the Seventeenth Century

By Peter N. Miller, Dean and Chair of Academic Programs Peter N Miller

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About the book

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637) was, during his lifetime, one of Europe's most famous men. A friend of Pope Urban VIII and Galileo, of Peter-Paul Rubens and Hugo Grotius, of Tommaso Campanella and Marin Mersenne, Peiresc played an important role in the intellectual culture of his time. This book is the first study in English of this extraordinary man, as well as a vivid portrait of his whole circle. Looking through the lens of Peiresc's life, Peter N. Miller brings into focus the ear...Show more

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9780300082524

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

Peiresc's Europe Learning and Virtue in the Seventeenth Century

Format

Hardcover

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