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Summus Mathematicus et Omnis Humanitatis Pater: The Vitae of Vittorino da Feltre and the Spirit of Humanism (Archimedes)
Anja-Silvia Goeing
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Hardcover. Summus Mathematicus et Omnis Humanitatis Pater Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; GTB; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
This book revises the picture of the teacher and educator of princes, Vittorino Rambaldoni da Feltre (c. 1378, Feltre -- 1446, Mantua), taking a completely new approach to show his work and life from the individual perspectives created by his students and contemporaries. From 1423 to 1446, Vittorino da Feltre was in charge of a school in Mantua, where his students included not only the offspring of Italy’s princes, but also the first generation of authors dealing with books in print. Among his students were historians like Bartolomeo Sacchi (named Platina), who wrote an extensive history of the popes, and ... Read more
This book revises the picture of the teacher and educator of princes, Vittorino Rambaldoni da Feltre (c. 1378, Feltre -- 1446, Mantua), taking a completely new approach to show his work and life from the individual perspectives created by his students and contemporaries. From 1423 to 1446, Vittorino da Feltre was in charge of a school in Mantua, where his students included not only the offspring of Italy’s princes, but also the first generation of authors dealing with books in print. Among his students were historians like Bartolomeo Sacchi (named Platina), who wrote an extensive history of the popes, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Archimedes
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400775305
SKU
V9789400775305
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99-15
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