The Wise Merchant

On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: Mercator sapiens. This famous oration on the wise merchan...

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description On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: Mercator sapiens. This famous oration on the wise merchant is now considered a key text of the Dutch Golden Age. At the same time it is surrounded by misunderstandings regarding Barlaeus himself, the nascent Illustrious School and Amsterdam's merchant culture. This volume presents the first English translation and the first critical edition of the Mercator sapiens, preceded by an introduction providing historical context and a fresh interpretation of this intriguing text.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1685272025-10-24T05:14:55Z The Wise Merchant Post, Anna-Luna Vermeulen, Corinna knowledge - amsterdam - university - trade - philosophy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: Mercator sapiens. This famous oration on the wise merchant is now considered a key text of the Dutch Golden Age. At the same time it is surrounded by misunderstandings regarding Barlaeus himself, the nascent Illustrious School and Amsterdam's merchant culture. This volume presents the first English translation and the first critical edition of the Mercator sapiens, preceded by an introduction providing historical context and a fresh interpretation of this intriguing text. 2025-10-24T05:14:54Z 2025-10-24T05:14:54Z 2025-10-23T08:31:12Z 2025 book ONIX_20251023T102741_9781040785546_11 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/107814 9781040785546 9781041189381 9781040791523 9789462988002 9781003708117 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/168527 eng open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/107814/1/9781040785546.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.5117/9789462988002 10.5117/9789462988002 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781040785546 9781041189381 9781040791523 9789462988002 9781003708117 Routledge 134 Oxford open access
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