ANINTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGDOMS AND STATES OF EUROPE. Begun by Baron Puffendorf. Enlarged, and continued down to the Year 1743, By M. Martiniere, Author of the Great Geographical Dictionary. Improved from the French by Joseph Sayer
Published by London Printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, S. Austen, A. Millar, E. Wicksteed, B. Dod, J. and J. Rivington, and J. Ward 1743
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2 volumes. First edition. With a fold-out table in volume one. 8vo, full contemporary polished calf ruled in gilt, the spine with raised bands ruled and tooled in gilt and with tan morocco lettering labels in gilt. xiv, 412; 382 [index] pp. A very handsome set, beautifully bound at the time and in especially pleasing condition, minor evidence of age or use. FIRST EDITION in English of Martiniere's continuation to 1743, translated from the French by Joseph Sayer. Pufendorf (1632-1694), the important German jurist, was appointed historiographer-royal of Stockholm in 1677. "At once philosopher, lawyer, economist, historian and statesman.his influence was considerable, and he has left a profound impression on thought, and not on that of Germany alone." Lowndes IV, 2006. Ennobled in 1694; he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes and Hugo Grotius. His political concepts are part of the cultural background of the American Revolution. Pufendorf is seen as an important precursor of the German Enlightenment. He was involved in constant quarrels with clerical circles and frequently had to defend himself against accusations of heresy, despite holding largely traditional Christian views on matters of dogma and doctrine. John Locke, David Hume, Edward Gibbon, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Denis Diderot all recommended Pufendorf's inclusion in law curricula, and he greatly influenced Blackstone and Montesquieu. After Pufendorf was called to Stockholm as Historiographer Royal in 1677, he began a new period of historical writing. To this new period belong Einleitung zur Historie der vornehmsten Reiche und Staaten ("Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe"as offered here, as well as Commentarium de rebus suecicis libri XXVI., ab expeditione Gustavi Adolphi regis in Germaniam ad abdicationem usque Christinae and De rebus a Carolo Gustavo gestis. In his historical works, Pufendorf wrote in a dry style, but he professed a great respect for truth and generally drew from archival sources. …
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- ANINTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE PRINCIPAL KINGDOMS AND STATES OF EUROPE. Begun by Baron Puffendorf. Enlarged, and continued down to the Year 1743, By M. Martiniere, Author of the Great Geographical Dictionary. Improved from the French by Joseph Sayer
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- Puffendorf Baron (Samuel)
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- London Printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Osborne, C. Hitch, S. Austen, A. Millar, E. Wicksteed, B. Dod, J. and J. Rivington, and J. Ward 1743
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- Hardcover
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- 1st Edition
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