Die Welterfahrung des Autodidakten: fremde Länder und Sprachen in den Büchern Leonhard Thurneyssers zum Thurn = Experiencing the world as a self-taught man

Leonhard Thurneysser zum Thurn (1531-1596), personal physician of Brandenburg’s elector, was an alchemist, astrologist, pharmacist, entrepreneur, and printer of a large number of books, which he himself wrote. In these publications, he repeatedly refers to experiences he gained by traveling the worl...

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Main Author: Bulang, Tobias (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:German
English
Published: 2017
In: Daphnis
Year: 2017, Volume: 45, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 510-537
ISSN:1879-6583
DOI:10.1163/18796583-04503009
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Author Notes:Tobias Bulang (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Deutschland)
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Summary:Leonhard Thurneysser zum Thurn (1531-1596), personal physician of Brandenburg’s elector, was an alchemist, astrologist, pharmacist, entrepreneur, and printer of a large number of books, which he himself wrote. In these publications, he repeatedly refers to experiences he gained by traveling the world. His books also included many foreign alphabets and languages (via remarkable typography), thus insinuating an overall language proficiency. This study examines how Thurneysser used travel and languages for self-fashioning.
Item Description:Gesehen am 24.10.2017
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1879-6583
DOI:10.1163/18796583-04503009