Although many humanists, from Petrarch to Fulvio Orsini, had written briefly about library history, the 'De bibliothecis' of Justus Lipsius was the first self-contained monograph on the topic. The 'De bibliothecis' proved to be a seminal achievement, both in redefining the scope of library history and in articulating a vision of a public, secular, research institution for the humanities. It was repeatedly reprinted and translated, plagiarized and epitomized. Through the end of the nineteenth century, scholars turned to it as the ultimate foundation for any discussion of library history. In 'Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism', Hendrickson presents a critical edition of Lipsius’s work with introductory studies, a Latin text, English translation, and a substantial historical commentary.
Author(s): Thomas Hendrickson
Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, 265. Brill’s Texts and Sources in Intellectual History, 20
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2017
Language: English, Latin
Pages: 350
City: Leiden
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Figures
Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The 'De bibliothecis' of Justus Lipsius
1.1. The significance of the 'De bibliothecis'
1.2. The Need for a New Edition of Lipsius’s 'De bibliothecis'
2. Lipsius Proteus: The Career of a Scholar in an Age of Strife
3. Library Historiography before Lipsius
3.1. Manuals and Legends: Library Historiography in the Ancient World
3.2. Isidore of Seville: Literary Materiality and Literary Tradition in the Monastic World
3.3. Library Historiography and the Humanists
3.3.1. Francesco Petrarch
3.3.2. Michael Neander
3.3.3. Fulvio Orsini and Melchior Guilandinus
3.3.4. Library Historiography and Religious Authority
3.4. Library Historiography and Vatican Frescoes: Rocca and Lipsius
4. The 'De bibliothecis': Title, Structure, and Purpose
4.1. A Note on the Title of the 'De bibliothecis'
4.2. Structure and Purpose of the 'De bibliothecis': Making the Case for a Public, Secular Research Library
5. Lipsius and his Sources
5.1. Ancient Sources
5.2. Contemporary Sources
6. Print History of the 'De bibliothecis'
6.1. Latin Editions of the 'De bibliothecis'
6.2. Translations of the 'De bibliothecis'
7. Editorial Principles
7.1. The Text
7.2. Orthography
7.3. Accents and Punctuation in Lipsius’s Latin
8. A Note on the Commentary
'De bibliothecis': Text and Translation
Commentary on the 'De bibliothecis'
Works Cited by Author and Date
Index of Manuscripts
Index of Inscriptions and Papyri
Index of Ancient Authors and Works
General Index
