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  • The Wise Merchant

    by Barlaeus ...
    On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: Mercator sapiens. This famous oration on the wise merchant is now considered a key text of the Dutch Golden Age. At the same time it is surrounded by ... Read more

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  • How to Grow Old

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    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor

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    Series series Princeton Classics
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    Series series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
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