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The quarrel over Swammerdam's posthumous works

Title
  1. The quarrel over Swammerdam's posthumous works / by Andrea Strazzoni.
Author
  1. Strazzoni, Andrea
Published by
  1. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Format
  1. Book/text

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Description
  1. 264 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "The Quarrel over Swammerdam's Posthumous Works reconstructs the vicissitudes of Johannes Swammerdam's Biblia naturae, a pivotal collection of writings in the history of science. Bequeathed to the polymath Melchisédech Thévenot, the manuscripts and drawings of the treatises constituting this collection were instead kept by the editor Hermann Wingendorp after Swammerdam's death (1680), triggering a quarrel over their publication. By analysing Swammerdam's scientific legacy and by offering an edition of the correspondence testifying to the efforts towards such publication, this book sheds light on the editorial history and intellectual context of Swammerdam's Biblia. This reveals not only an intricate plot of authorized and unauthorized attempts to publish it, but also an exchange of scientific texts and instruments in the late seventeenth century"--
Series statement
  1. Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 341
  2. Brill's texts and sources in intellectual history ; volume 26
Subject
  1. Swammerdam, Jan, 1637-1680. Bybel der natuur.
  2. Invertebrates -- Early works to 1800.
  3. Entomology -- Early works to 1800.
  4. Thévenot, Melchisédec, 1620-1692 -- Correspondence.
  5. Volder, Burcherus de, 1643-1709 -- Correspondence.
  6. Hoest, Daniel de, approximately 1648-1698 -- Correspondence.
Genre/Form
  1. History.
  2. Correspondence.
  3. Early works.
Call number
  1. JFE 24-918
Language
  1. English
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and indexes.
Language (note)
  1. Introductory chapters and commentary in English; correspondence in Dutch and French.
Author
  1. Strazzoni, Andrea, author.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Chronological term
  1. 1600-1699
Other form:
  1. Online version: Strazzoni, Andrea. Quarrel over Swammerdam's posthumous works Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] 9789004532861 (DLC) 2023029747
LCCN
  1. 2023029746
ISBN
  1. 9789004114241 (hardback)
  2. 9004114246
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