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Autore |
Mijers Esther |
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Titolo |
"News from the Republick of Letters" [[electronic resource] ] : Scottish students, Charles Mackie, and the United Provinces, 1650-1750 / / by Esther Mijers |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49609-6 |
9786613591326 |
90-04-22816-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, , 1573-4188 ; ; v. 161 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Scottish students - Netherlands - History - 17th century |
Scottish students - Netherlands - History - 18th century |
Education, Higher - Netherlands - History - 17th century |
Education, Higher - Netherlands - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
Scotland Emigration and immigration History 17th century |
Scotland Emigration and immigration History 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Context and Numbers -- 2. A Dutch Education -- 3. Going Dutch -- 4. Charles Mackie and the Limits of Dutch Learning -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Scottish Students at Dutch Universities 1650–1750 -- Bibliography -- Index of Names. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The late seventeenth century Netherlands have traditionally been viewed as the intellectual entrepot of Europe in general, and for Scotland in particular. Scottish students flocked in large numbers to the Dutch universities, bringing back ideas and books which influenced Scottish learning well into the eighteenth century. This book is the first full-length study of Scots in the United Provinces between 1650 and 1750. It analyses their numbers at the Dutch universities, the education they received and the impact this had on Scottish learning, on the eve |
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