Search Results: Intellectual History from Setton Book Collection

3 Parts in 5 volumes. In Italian. Not an ex-library copy. Bears written name of original owner. All bindings tight, pages completely unmarked, with a little age-browning. Vol.1, parts 1&2 have a couple of bumped corners, part 1 has a couple of light spots. Vol.2, part 1 has a loose rear hinge. Vol 3, part 1 has a little crinkling of spine ( see photograph) and part 2 has a small tear at head of spine.Originally intended as an anthology for college preparatory Italian State Examinations, this 5-volume work traces Italian literature from the duecento to the first half of the novecento, from Bonaventure to Cesare Pavese, placing the creation of literary art in the context of time, place, society, worldview, philosophy, belief, and "gli spiriti e le forme" of the world in which the artists finds vision,To this end, each part of the anthology is preceded and "framed" by an historical introduction which aims to elucidate the conditions of life, customs and beliefs in which the anthologized works were… Read More

In Latin. Dedicated to Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995), eminent medievalist at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study (at this time at the University of Pennsylvania). Bears his bookplate and an inscription in Latin to him from Abbot Gabriel.

Fr. Astrik L Gabriel, O.Praem (1907 - 2005), the world's leading authority on the history of the medieval university, was Director and Professor Emeritus of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and founder of the Astrik L Gabriel Collection on Medieval Universities, probably the world's most comprehensive collection of books, journals, photocopies, articles, mocrofilms, offprints, commentaries, etc. concerning all aspects of medieval university life, particularly at the University of Paris.

The present work presents hitherto unpublished material concerning receipts received and expenses for the academic years 1425/1426 to 1493/1494. It also discusses the territorial origin of the scholars (who came from seventy-six dioceses) to pursue the… Read More

One corner bumped, front hinge a little weak, some scuffing, but all pages tight, bright, clean and intact, with a few neat penciled notes. Bears bookplate of Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Translation of: Wirtschaftliche und soziale Grundlagen der europäishchen Kulturentwicklung. The first American edition of Dopsch's second edition (1923-24) of Die Wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Grundlagen der Europäischen Kulturentwicklung. Somewhat condensed by Prof. Erna Patzelt from the original.Dopsch's ambitious and magisterial account of the foundations of European civilization from the the so-called "earliest" period (Caesar to Tacitus), the division of the soil and agrarian economy in the late Roman and early medieval periods, the development of political structure and the organization of society, the influence of the church, the rise of feudalism, town life, industry and trade, the development of currency and a money economy, and more. A… Read More

Very Good; faded spine, Vol 1 has slight tear in tissue protecting frontispiece, frontispiece picture of Emma is detached. Some pages (pedigrees in Vol 2) uncut.The first rst American edition of Henrietta Emma Litchfield's famous biography and collection of Darwin family letters. Henrietta ("Etty") was Charles and Emma Darwin's fourth child.This work contains a large number of letters from Charles, as well as from other family members, and has been an invaluable source of information about Darwin's family and daily life and thoughts. It was at first privately printed and circulated among family and friends. This is the first published edition.

In German. 539 pages (Section 1: 252 pages, Section 2: 287 pages).Volume 5, Sections 1 and 2 of the definitive History of Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, covering the history of the philosophy faculty. With contributions by Karl Jordan and Erich Hofmann in history and philology respectively.Very Good +; a little fading of spine; otherwise Near Fine.With inscription .to former owner, Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study from Prof. Hans Eberhard Mayer, a prominent historian of, and expert on, the Crusades, currently the Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Kiel.

In Catalan.
Cardboard boards, tanned spine, some corner-bumping and light soling of boards, external hinges cracked, internal sound; a little age-darkening, but all pages intact, clean and unmarked. Backstrip is beginning to separate, but the binding is sound. Numerous black and white photographic tissue-protected illustrations.
Founded in 1907 by the eminent Catalan nationalist, politician, author and lawyer Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà (1870 – 1917), the prestigious Institute for Catalan Studies publishes and fosters research in a number of fields, such as linguistics, history, sociology, philology, etc., primarily in the humanities and social sciences. It promotes all aspects of Catalan language, culture and identity.
This hard-to-find volume details the first 25 years of the Institute and the contributions of prominent Catalan nationalists, writers and scholars.

In Italian. Edges of paper cover a little tattered, spine faded, front cover hinge a little fragile. Some age-darkening, but all pages are tight, intact and unmarked. Addenda page slightly torn.Inscribed by Prof. La Piana to Josephine Setton, (wife of the distinguished medieval historian K.M. Setton of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study) who helped him with his writing in English.Giorgio La Piana was an Italian-born American theologian, priest, philosopher, humanist and medieval scholar. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1900, came to the United States in 1913, began teaching at Harvard in 1916, obtained American citizenship in 1918 and was Morison Professor of Church History at Harvard Divinity School from 1926 to 1948.La Piana was one of the leading personalities in the modernist religious movement and controversy in Italy at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
He and acted as a liaison between American and Italian scholars and intellectuals during World War ll.… Read More

Not ex-library, no markings of any kind, completely clean.
Marchese Roberto Ridolfi (1899-1991) from an ancient and prominent Florentine family, was a brilliant self-taught biographer and writer (the "…one great Italian analytical bibliographer of the 20th century" according to Prof. Conor Fahy of Birkbeck College). He wrote highly esteemed biographies of, among others, Savonarola and Guicciardini and avoids abstract philosophizing and concentrates on biography, the life of the real person in his real environment, and the interplay between his private and public life.
This is the Marchese's last revision of the English edition, where he updated some errors iincluded in the original Italian edition.

Three volumes, near fine; this book appears unused. Eminent 19th century medieval historian, patriot and activist Henry Charles Lea's famous and exhaustive compendium of materials concerning witchcraft from the writings of the early Hebrews down to 1547. A rather amazing collection of materials, both legal and historical, concerning the origin, development, traditions, influence, stages of belief and influence, and differences by region in the practice of witchcraft, magic and sorcery. Organized and edited from Lea's notes by Arthur Charles Howland, Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, who also verified Lea's citations. Inscribed gift of editor.

Vol 128 of the Memoirs. First edition.Moderate tanning of spine and slight tanning mark on front cover, very small imperfection on head of spine; otherwise unmarked, undamaged, and virtually as new, apparently never been opened.Prof. Jones's introduction and notes provide excellent context to this fascinating series of letters from pioneering American physician Jonathan Warren, probably the first to administer anesthetic during pediatric surgery and a leader in reconstructive surgery techniques. He studied in Paris with the leading medical practitioners of the day, and his letters provide valuable information on the state of medicine at the time and on the development of American medicine in the years leading up to the American Civil War.

A little corner bumping, small chip and fraying at head of spine, Front hinge starting, some age-darkening, all pages clean, unmarked and intact. Some light pencil writing on front pastedown. Gilding on spine worn.
Printed on heavy stock with 25 illustrations. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Full blindstamped pictorial cover showing armored and visored St. George slaying the dragon, with sun, castle, distressed damsel and SCUS GEORGIUS in lower panel, bordered by stag and hound, lions, gryphons, castle walls, suns, florals.
Elizabeth Oke Buckland Gordon (born c. 1825) was a writer and the biographer of her father, distinguished geologist, paleontologist, theologian and Dean of Westminster William Buckland.
This a careful and considered account of the saint as an historical figure as well as a history of the knights of St. George, the Order of the Garter, and St. George's powerful military and symbolic influence on Christianity. The widespread commemoration of him in liturgy, customs, traditions, art… Read More

In Italian; La Piana's translation of Moore's History of Religions.Some soiling, age darkening, front and rear hinges & backstrip somewhat tattered, spine tanned, some fraying at spine head and heel but all pages tight, bright, intact and unmarked. Deckled edges. Bears bookplate of Fr. La Piana and a note from him with his signature.George Foot Moore (1851 - 1931) was an eminent historian and professor of religion, and an author and Presbyterian minister. He was a professor at Andover Theological Seminary, and a member of the Harvard Divinity School faculty from 1902 until his retirement in 1928. He was particularly known for this masterwork.This is the definitive translation of this classic into Italian by the distinguished Italian-born American theologian, priest, philosopher, humanist, anti-Facist and medieval scholar Giorgio La Piana, who was also at the Harvard Divinity School, as Morison Professor of Church History from1926 to 1948.La Piana was one of the leading personalities in the… Read More