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advisers shaping imperial policy
advisors to royal courts
alchemy and astrology studies
astronomy before the telesc
Author_William H. Sherman
book collecting and libraries in the 1500s
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court culture and intellectual exchange
courtly patronage systems
cross-cultural contacts in the 16th century
cultural history of knowledge
development of scientific thought in Europe
early modern academic communities
early modern manuscripts and marginalia
early modern science and magic
Elizabethan court advisers
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esoteric traditions in European history
espionage and coded communication history
global trade and knowledge exchange
hermetic philosophy traditions
history of cryptography
history of early modern printing and books
history of scientific instruments
imperial expansion and navigation theory
intellectual life in Tudor England
intersections of science and mysticism
John Dee historical biography
knowledge networks of early modern Europe
maritime exploration and cartography
mathematics and astronomy in the Renaissance
mysticism and scholarship combined
navigation and exploration history
occult philosophy in Renaissance Europe
philosophy and natural science history
political advising in Elizabethan England
polymath scholars of the 16th century
Renaissance education and learning
Renaissance encyclopedic learning
Renaissance humanism and scholarship
Renaissance intellectual networks
scholarly correspondence in early modern England
scholars and statecraft
scientific revolution precursors
Tudor era intellectual culture
Product details
- ISBN 9781558490703
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 10 Mar 1997
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This text presents a 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 centrepiece 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 an 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.
