"News from the Republick of Letters" : Scottish students, Charles Mackie, and the United Provinces, 1650-1750 / / by Esther Mijers.
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...
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| Superior document: | Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, v. 161 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ;
v. 161. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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 of the Enlightenment, showing that the Scottish-Dutch relationship provided the infrastructure, which allowed Scotland to take part in a wider Republic of Letters and that its culture was increasingly characterised by it. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1280496096 9786613591326 9004228160 |
| ISSN: | 1573-4188 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Esther Mijers. |