The Letters of Peter Le Page Renouf (1822-1897): Besancon (1846-1854)
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Hardcover. Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The letters in volume 2 cover Renouf's years as Tutor to the son of the Comte de Vaulchier in France and, from 1850, there are frequent trips to Switzerland. Editor(s): Cathcart, Kevin J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The remarkable collection of his surviving letters, to be published in four volumes by University College Dublin Press between 2002 and 2004, covers Renouf's varied career from his days as a student in Oxford, his time as a lecturer in the 1850s at the new Catholic University in Dublin until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. The letters in volume 2 cover Renouf's years as Tutor to the son of the Comte ... Read more
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The remarkable collection of his surviving letters, to be published in four volumes by University College Dublin Press between 2002 and 2004, covers Renouf's varied career from his days as a student in Oxford, his time as a lecturer in the 1850s at the new Catholic University in Dublin until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. The letters in volume 2 cover Renouf's years as Tutor to the son of the Comte ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
391
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781900621755
SKU
V9781900621755
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Reviews for The Letters of Peter Le Page Renouf (1822-1897): Besancon (1846-1854)
"Fine, spacious, classic typography." Books Ireland Oct 2002 "This volume of letters is an important addition to the knowledge of the subsequent life and career of an Oxford convert in the middle of the nineteenth century." Recusant History 2003 "This four volume collection of letters is now complete and will be a lasting monument to Renouf ... Read more