Peiresc's Mediterranean World

by Peter N. Miller

Book Overview

Antiquarian, lawyer, and cat lover Nicolas Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637) was a "prince" of the Republic of Letters and the most gifted French intellectual in the generation between Montaigne and Descartes. From Peiresc's study in Aix-en-Provence, his insatiable curiosity poured forth in thousands of letters that traveled the Mediterranean, seeking knowledge of matters mundane and exotic-travel times and insurance premiums, rare manuscripts and objects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674744063
• ISBN13: 9780674744066
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.4"