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- catalog abstract "This book presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated, eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank." There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians. Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion.".
- catalog contributor b6523251.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "1. Politics in the Margins: The Careers of John Dee -- 2. A Living Library: The Bibliotheca Mortlacensis Revisited -- 3. Reading: Modern Theory and Early Modern Practice -- 4. Dee's Marginalia -- 5. Dee's Political Science: An Introduction to the Manuscript Writings -- 6. Brytannicae Reipublicae Synopsis (1570): A Reader's Guide to the Elizabethan Commonwealth -- 7. "This British Discovery and Recovery Enterprise": Dee and England's Maritime Empire. A. General and Rare Memorials (1576/77). B. Of Famous and Rich Discoveries (1577). C. Brytanici Imperii Limites (1576-78). D. Thalattokratia Brettaniki (1597).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-280) and index.".
- catalog description "Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion.".
- catalog description "This book presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated, eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank." There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 291 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "John Dee.".
- catalog identifier "0870239406 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "John Dee.".
- catalog isPartOf "Massachusetts studies in early modern culture".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press,".
- catalog relation "John Dee.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "001/.092 20".
- catalog subject "Astrologers Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Dee, John, 1527-1608 Books and reading.".
- catalog subject "Dee, John, 1527-1608 Library.".
- catalog subject "Private libraries England History 1400-1600.".
- catalog subject "Scientists Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Z8220.9 .S48 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Politics in the Margins: The Careers of John Dee -- 2. A Living Library: The Bibliotheca Mortlacensis Revisited -- 3. Reading: Modern Theory and Early Modern Practice -- 4. Dee's Marginalia -- 5. Dee's Political Science: An Introduction to the Manuscript Writings -- 6. Brytannicae Reipublicae Synopsis (1570): A Reader's Guide to the Elizabethan Commonwealth -- 7. "This British Discovery and Recovery Enterprise": Dee and England's Maritime Empire. A. General and Rare Memorials (1576/77). B. Of Famous and Rich Discoveries (1577). C. Brytanici Imperii Limites (1576-78). D. Thalattokratia Brettaniki (1597).".
- catalog title "John Dee : the politics of reading and writing in the English Renaissance / William H. Sherman.".
- catalog type "text".