The Wise Merchant

Name: The Wise Merchant
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9781041189381
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ISBN: 9781041189381

by Barlaeus

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1041189389

ISBN-13 9781041189381

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 1st, 2025

Print length 134 Pages

Weight 250 grams

Product Classification: c 1500 onwards to present day Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 History

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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.

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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