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The Practice of Philology in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands (Amsterdam University Press - History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlan)
Ton Van Kalmthout (Ed.)
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Hardcover. This volume illuminates how philology and its focus on the critical examination of classical texts began an accelerated process of specialization in Dutch scholarship of the 1800s. Editor(s): Zuidervaart, Huib; Kalmthout, Ton van. Series: History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 258 pages, 0 black and white; 10 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; CF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
The Netherlands have a long and important tradition in scholarly philology. For instance in the early days of Leiden University 'philology', or the critical examination of classical texts, was regarded as a 'cutting-edge science'. This field of scholarship had far reaching implications on disciplines such as theology, chronology, astronomy, history, law and other demarcated bodies of knowledge identified as a separate science. Regardless of the exact field of inquiry, philologists as protectors and teachers of the written heritage always played a pivotal role in the formation of the cultural repertoire of the educated public. As men of learning and high ... Read more
The Netherlands have a long and important tradition in scholarly philology. For instance in the early days of Leiden University 'philology', or the critical examination of classical texts, was regarded as a 'cutting-edge science'. This field of scholarship had far reaching implications on disciplines such as theology, chronology, astronomy, history, law and other demarcated bodies of knowledge identified as a separate science. Regardless of the exact field of inquiry, philologists as protectors and teachers of the written heritage always played a pivotal role in the formation of the cultural repertoire of the educated public. As men of learning and high ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
Series
History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089645913
SKU
V9789089645913
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About Ton Van Kalmthout (Ed.)
Huib J. Zuidervaart is a senior historian of science at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in The Hague. He is the editor-in-chief of Studium, the official journal for the History of Science and Universities in the Low Countries and member of the editorial board of the book ... Read more
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