Johannes Meursius
Johannes Meursius was a Dutch poet, historian, classical philologist, publisher, antiquarian seller and university teacher (1579–1639). He was born at Loosduinen and died at Sorø.
Also recorded as Johannes van Meurs; J. Meursius.
Johannes Meursius in brief
- Born
- 1579
- Died
- 1639
- Known for
- poet, historian, classical philologist, publisher, antiquarian seller, university teacher, jurist and antiquarian bookseller
- Place of birth
- Loosduinen
Contents
Catalogued works
19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1617 to 1675.
Alma Academia Leidensis, held by Bijzondere Collecties Universiteit Leiden, inventory 116 B 16. De ludis Graecorum. Graecia feriata, sive De festis Graecorum. Ioan. Meursi Opera Omnia. Reliqua Attica. Theseus sive de ejus vita rebusque gestis. Bibliotheca Attica. Plate 2: Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain, being crowned; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...', dated 1636, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 51.501.7406. Plate 40: Design for festival architecture honoring the Spanish Prince Ferdinand's triumphal entry into the city of Ghent, January 28, 1635; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...', dated 1636, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 51.501.7436. Plate 12: Triumphal arch, elevation of the back facade, surmounted with the arms of Ferdinand and decorated with five mythical or heroic scenes; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...', dated 1636, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 51.501.7412. Plate 19: Triumphal arch, elevation of the front, surmounted by a cloud bearing Ferdinand and royal ancestors; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...', dated 1636, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 51.501.7419. Quae exstant, opuscula Phlegon Trallianus Johannes Meursius recensuit et notas addidit, dated 1620, held by Wellcome Collection. Denarivs Pythagoricvs. Sive, de numerorum, usque ad denarium, qualitate, ac nominibus, secundùm Pythagoricos / Joannes Meursius., dated 1631, held by Wellcome Collection. Athenae Atticae. Sive, de praecipuis Athenarum antiquitatibus, libri III / [Johannes van Meurs]., dated 1624, held by Wellcome Collection. Atticarum lectionum libri VI. In quibus antiquitates plurimae, nunc primum in lucem erutae, proferuntur / [Johannes van Meurs]., dated 1617, held by Wellcome Collection. Ioannis Mevrsi Archontes Athenienses. Sive, de ijs, qui Athenis summum istum magistratum obierunt, libri IV / [Johannes van Meurs]., dated 1622, held by Wellcome Collection. Athenae Batavae. Sive de urbe Leidensi, et Academia, virisque claris; qui utramque ingenio suo, atque scriptis, illustrarunt: libri duo., dated 1625, held by Wellcome Collection. Joannis Meursi Creta, Cyprus, Rhodus sive de nobilissimarum harum insularum rebus et antiquitatibus / commentarii postumi, nunc primum editi., dated 1675, held by Wellcome Collection. Ioannis Meursi Eleusinia. Sive, de Cereris Eleusinae sacro, ac festo. Liber singularis., dated 1619, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
Bijzondere Collecties Universiteit Leiden: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 36 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 31 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Meursius, Johannes, Der Neue Pauly Supplemente I Online - Band 6: Geschichte der Altertumswissenschaften: Biographisches Lexikon. Meursius, Johannes, Brill’s New Pauly Supplements I - Volume 6 : History of classical Scholarship - A Biographical Dictionary. Meursius, Johannes (1579–1639), The Dictionary of Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Dutch Philosophers, 2003. 1581-1639) on the Histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus (1571-1639) and Johannes Meursius (1579-1639, Daphnis, 2003. Tacitus and Tacitism in Johannes Meursius’<i>historia danica</i>(1630–38).∗, Symbolae Osloenses, 1995. »Nutildags er vores forhold til Norge venligt.« Om Norges plads i 1600-tallets officielle historieskrivning, Teologisk Tidsskrift, 2018.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Ioannis Meursi Orchestra, sive, De saltationibus veterum, liber singularis (1618) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is Latin.
The field of work recorded is history of the Netherlands, history of Denmark and historiography.
Employment is recorded with Leiden University.
Works named in the authority record are Graecia feriata, sive De festis Graecorum.
Chronology
- 1579Johannes Meursius born at Loosduinen.
- 1618Ioannis Meursi Orchestra, sive, De saltationibus veterum, liber singularis digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1639Johannes Meursius died at Sorø.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
1581-1639) on the Histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus (1571-1639) and Johannes Meursius (1579-1639, Daphnis, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Meursius, Johannes (1579–1639), The Dictionary of Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Dutch Philosophers, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Tacitus and Tacitism in Johannes Meursius’<i>historia danica</i>(1630–38).∗, Symbolae Osloenses, 1995
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Johannes Meursius.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Johannes Meursius as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Johannes Meursius (36 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 31 works naming Johannes Meursius.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q547901: Johannes Meursius
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Johannes Meursius”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
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