Peiresc's Mediterranean world / Peter N. Miller.
Peiresc's Mediterranean world / Peter N. Miller.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2015.
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G 2015/2747
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 630 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Algiers, June 1932 -- Marseille-Aix -- Marseille and the French Mediterranean -- Peiresc's letters -- Contingency -- Writing to the Levant 1627-1637 -- Peiresc's names, or, On reading the namescape -- The problem of detail -- The postal link -- The last mile (Mule is king) -- Marseille's merchants -...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
"Antiquarian, lawyer, and cat lover Nicolas Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637), was a 'prince' of the Republic of Letters and the most gifted French intellectual in the generation between Montaigne and Descartes. From Peiresc's study in Aix-en-Provence, his insatiable curiosity poured forth in thousands of letters that traveled the Mediterranean, seeking...
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Peiresc's Mediterranean world / Peter N. Miller.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/2747
Record Identifier
74VK7QeNPKll
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7QeNPKll
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ISBN
0674744063 alkaline paper
9780674744066 alkaline paper
DDC
909.098220507202
MMS ID
991022922909702626
