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Professor Toomer's book is not only an indispensable reference work but also provides the first thorough treatment of the scholarship of John Selden, acknowledged as the most learned man of 17th-century England. All of his numerous published works, especially in the fields of history, law, and Hebraica, are critically examined and described in detail. The narrative also relates his writings to contemporary events, in the Civil War and the parliaments (including the Long Parliament) in which he played a prominent part, and to the work of other scholars in Europe (notably Scaliger and Grotius) and in Britain (including Camden and Ussher). Selden's involvement with the Universities, the support of libraries, and the promotion of scholarship is discussed. The work will be an essential resource, not only for the life of a major figure of his time, but also for the intellectual history of 17th-century England in general.

Table of Contents:
1. Early Years: Education ; 2. The Inner Temple and Literary London ; 3. The Resources for Scholarship in the Early 17th Century ; Classical and Medieval Texts ; Ancient inscriptions ; Numismatics ; Legal texts and treatises ; Hebrew and other non-European texts ; Libraries ; Acquisition of books and manuscripts ; Archives ; Forgeries and Romances ; The Bible as a historical authority ; Chronology ; Etymologies ; 4. Early Works ; Analecta Anglobritannica ; Janus Anglorum ; England's Epinomis ; Duello ; Illustrations to Poly-Olbion ; Critique to the early works ; 5. 'Antiquarian' Writings ; Titles of Honor 1614 ; Titles of Honor 1631 ; Of the Iewes sometimes living in England ; Letter to Vincent ; 6. Writings on English Legal History ; Fortescue ; Hengham ; Original of Testaments and Intestates Goods ; Dissertatio ad Fletam ; 7. De Diis Syris ; DS 1617 ; The reception of De Diis Syris ; DS 1629 ; Critiques of De Diis Syris ; 8. The Historie of Tithes ; Tithes and 'divine right' ; Why did Selden write Historie of Tithes? ; Composition of Historie of Tithes ; Significance of the title ; Publication of the book ; The Preface ; Tithes in the Old Testament ; Tithes among the Gentiles ; History of tithes among Christians generally ; History of tithes in England ; The Review ; Critique of Historie of Tithes ; The aftermath ; 9. The Social and Political Background to Selden's Later Work ; Patrons, friends and acquaintances ; The Virginia Company ; Parliaments ; Imprisonment and bail ; 10. Works on English Medieval History ; Eadmer ; Matthew Paris (1640) ; Historiae Anglicanae Scriptores ; 11. Marmora Arundelliana ; The inscriptions ; The edition ; Critique of Marmora Arundelliana ; 12. Mare Clausum ; Origin and publication of the book ; Book I ; Book II ; Critiques and reception of Mare Clausum ; 13. Earlier Works on Jewish Law ; Selden's approach to Jewish Law ; De Successionibus in Bona Defuncti ; Features of the 1636 edition ; De Successione in Pontificatum ; 14. De Iure Naturali ; Origin of the book ; Title and Preface ; Book I ; Books II-VII ; Critiques of De Iure Naturali ; 15. The Long Parliament and the Promotion of Scholarship ; Selden in the Long Parliament ; Religion and the Westminster Assembly ; The Universities ; Libraries ; Aid to scholars and promotion of scholarship ; Table Talk ; 16. Arabic Studies ; Helpers and aids to study ; Biblical and Christian religious works ; Eutychius ; The Koran ; Other Arabic works ; Printing in Arabic ; Selden's contribution to Arabic studies ; 17. Karaite Influences: De Anno Civili & Uxor Ebraica ; De Anno Civili ; Uxor Abraica ; 18. De Synedriis ; De Synedriis I ; De Synedriis II ; De Synedriis III ; Critiques of De Synedriis ; 19. Death and Legacy ; Deathbed scenes ; Funeral and Tomb ; Selden's Will ; The fate of Selden's library ; 20. Selden in the History of Scholarship ; Paradigms of scholarship: Selden and Ussher ; Purpose of scholarship ; Methodology ; Relations with other scholars ; Selden's influence ; Appendices ; A. Selden's "autobiography" ; B. Legal Texts ; C. Trinoda Necessitas ; D. The 'third edition' of De Diis Syris ; E. Selden's letter to Taylor on oriental studies ; F. Capistrum Iudaeorum ; G. The "Selden" emendations of Dio Chrysostom


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199207039
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Depth: 56
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 64 mm
  • Weight: 1504 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199207038
  • Publisher Date: 05 Mar 2009
  • Binding: SA
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 1016
  • Series Title: Oxford-Warburg Studies
  • Sub Title: A Life in Scholarship
  • Width: 146 mm


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