{"product_id":"horn-georg-dissertationes-historicae-et-politicae","title":"HORN, Georg. Dissertationes historicae et politicae.","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"font-variant: small-caps\"\u003eHistory and Politics from India to Mexico\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHORN, Georg.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dissertationes historicae et politicae. \u003ci\u003eLeiden: Franciscus Hackius\u003c\/i\u003e. 1655.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12mo. Late seventeenth-century mottled calf, boards double-filleted in gilt, fleurs-de-lys cornerpieces, centrepiece incorporating Christogram ‘IHS’ and Three Nails, spine gilt in compartments with crowned dolphin and fleur-de-lis gouge at foot (Olivier pl. 2522 fer 17, \u003ci\u003esee below\u003c\/i\u003e), edges sprinkled red; pp. [16], 389, [27 (index)]; title-page engraved, woodcut initials, head-, and tailpieces; upper hinge with 60-mm split but holding firm; minute abrasion to upper board, corners worn, tailcap chipped, subtle restoration to endcaps and joints at head; the occasional small spot, light toning to first and final ff.; overall a very good, crisp copy; early ownership inscription ‘Colleg[ium] Rotomag[ensis] Societ[atis] Jesu’ in brown ink to title (\u003ci\u003esee below\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition of this uncommon collection of essays on history and politics by the Protestant historian Georg Horn, our copy bound for the library of the Jesuit College of Rouen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorg Horn (Georgius Hornius, 1620–1670), a German Protestant scholar and professor of history at the universities of Harderwijk and Leiden, was among the most widely read historical writers of the Dutch Golden Age. His \u003ci\u003eDissertationes historicae et politicae\u003c\/i\u003e gathers essays on a wide range of subjects, including the origins of the Batavians, the Aztec Empire, democracy and aristocracy, India and Vasco da Gama, and the rise of the Saracens, with discussions of Muhammad and the origins of Islam. Like his other, better-known works, notably \u003ci\u003eDe originibus Americanis\u003c\/i\u003e (1652) and \u003ci\u003eArca Mosis, sive Historia mundi\u003c\/i\u003e (1666), the \u003ci\u003eDissertationes\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Horn’s ambition to present universal history through the lens of contemporary Protestant scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy comes from the library of the Jesuit College of Rouen, one of the most important educational institutions in early modern France. Established in 1593, its alumni included Pierre Corneille, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, and the explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Following the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1762, the institution continued as the Collège Royal; its buildings now house the Lycée Pierre-Corneille.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spine bears tools associated with bindings produced for Louis de France, the Grand Dauphin (1661–1711), eldest son of Louis XIV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside continental Europe, OCLC and Library Hub find three copies in the US (Florida Atlantic University, Newberry, and Wisconsin) and five in the UK (Aberdeen, Bodleian, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Trinity St David), to which CLC adds Carlisle Cathedral.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCLC H981; USTC 1819058; STCN 061448036.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e2125331\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Sotheran Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64039911555449,"sku":"2125331","price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/2178\/7426\/files\/2125331.jpg?v=1784817213","url":"https:\/\/sotherans.co.uk\/products\/horn-georg-dissertationes-historicae-et-politicae","provider":"Sotherans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}