All my books in foreign tongues

• Verfasst von: Ommen, Kasper van [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: All my books in foreign tongues
• Titelzusatz: the Oriental bequest of Joseph Scaliger and the University Library of Leiden
• Mitwirkende: Weduwen, Arthur der [ÜbersetzerIn]
• Verf.angabe: by Kasper van Ommen ; translated by Arthur der Weduwen
• Verlagsort: Leiden ; Boston
• Verlag: Brill
• E-Jahr: 2025
• Jahr: [2025]
• Umfang: XVIII, 362 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Library of the written word ; volume 132 : The handpress world ; volume 108
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-90-04-70151-9
• Schlagwörter: (p)Scaliger, Joseph Juste / (k)Rijksuniversiteit Leiden / Bibliotheek / (s)Orientalische Sprachen / (s)Gelehrtenbibliothek
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Ommen, Kasper van: All my books in foreign tongues. - Leiden : Brill, 2024 |(DLC)2024024376
• RVK-Notation: AN 18680
• K10plus-PPN: 1895573122

Abstract

"In 1609 Joseph Scaliger bequeathed 'all my books in foreign tongues' to the library of Leiden University. The collection was kept in the Arca Scaligerana, an ornamental cupboard in the library. This publication provides a complete overview of all Scaliger' printed books in oriental languages for the first time. How and why did Scaliger collect these rare books? Answers can be found in Scaliger's extensive network, the develoment of oriental scholarship, the booktrade and the use of libraries. Includes the catalogue J.J. Scaliger's Oriental Printed Books: A Bibliographic Survey"--