Author: Jacques-Auguste de ThouPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Mémoires de J. A. de Thou
Author: Jacques-Auguste de ThouHistoire Universelle, de Jacques Auguste de Thou
Author: Jacques-Auguste de ThouPublisher:
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Category : History, Modern
Languages : fr
Pages : 812
Book Description
The Works of Jacques-Auguste de Thou
Author: S. KinserPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401034850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Until the nineteenth century Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617) was among the most famous and most valued of historians. While his first fame was a succes de scandale - the History of His Time was placed on the Index in 160g - de Thou's work quickly found favor with the humanistically-educated learned class throughout Europe. The esteem in which the History was held transcended religious divisions. The historian received letters of praise from staunchly orthodox Spain and Portugal as well as from heretic England and Germany; through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries his History was read with enthusi asm by certain cardinals at the very curia which condemned it; and so staunch a champion of orthodoxy as Bishop Bossuet did not hesitate to appeal to "such a great author" for support in his own historical works. ! To the philosophe of the Enlightenment de Thou's impartiality in de scribing the impassioned times through which he lived and the exact yet eloquent style with which he wrote the History of His Time were familiar touchstones. Voltaire appealed to the "truthful and eloquent de Thou" again and again in his works,2 William Pitt rose in the House of Commons to quote the words of the "great historian of France" during the early years of the French Revolution,3 Lessing 4 and Herder 5 praised him with poetic hyperbole, and Edward Gibbon re ferred to "the authority of my masters, the grave Thuanus and the philosophic Hume . . . .
Bibliotheca Lindesiana ...
Author: James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of CrawfordPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1572
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester
Author: John Rylands LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Author: Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385420776
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Catalogue de la bibliothèque de littérature de M. D.-C. van Voorst, père et M. J.-J. van Voorst, fils ... Première partie ... La vente se fera ... 14 novembre 1859, etc
Author: Dirk Cornelis van VOORSTPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
Author: Ogier Ghislain de BusbecqPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108054560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Letters by a sixteenth-century Flemish writer, herbalist and diplomat, including his Turkish Letters, published in two volumes in 1881.
The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin De Busbecq
Author: Francis Henry Blackburne DaniellPublisher: Prabhat Prakashan
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq by Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, Francis Henry Blackburne Daniell, and Charles Thornton Forster: An Account of a Diplomat's Life and Travels: "The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq" offers a biographical account of the life and travels of Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, a 16th-century Flemish diplomat and scholar. The book includes his personal correspondence, providing insights into his experiences, observations, and encounters during his diplomatic missions. Key Aspects of the Book "The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq": Diplomatic Endeavors: The book explores Busbecq's diplomatic missions and his encounters with influential figures of his time, offering a firsthand account of the political landscape of the 16th century. Cultural Observations: Busbecq's letters provide insights into the cultures, traditions, and societies he encountered during his travels, offering valuable historical and anthropological perspectives. Personal Reflections: "The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq" includes Busbecq's personal correspondence, allowing readers to glimpse his personal thoughts, reflections, and experiences throughout his life. Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq was a Flemish diplomat, scholar, and antiquarian who lived from 1522 to 1592. His diplomatic missions took him to various parts of Europe and brought him into contact with influential figures of the time. "The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq" was compiled and edited by Francis Henry Blackburne Daniell and Charles Thornton Forster, providing a comprehensive account of Busbecq's life and travels.
The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Volumes 1 and 2
Author: Ogier Ghislain de BusbecqPublisher: DigiCat
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq is a tell-all of de Busbecq's experiences as an ambassador. Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, sometimes Augier Ghislain de Busbecq, was a 16th-century Flemish writer, herbalist, and diplomat in the employ of three generations of Austrian monarchs. He served as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople and in 1581 published a book about his time there, Itinera Constantinopolitanum et Amasianum, re-published in 1595 under the title of Turcicae epistolae or Turkish Letters.