Leighton Library has a 1603 edition of “De arcanis catholicae veritatis”

Added by Leighton Library at 06:46 on 30 June 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1603 edition of “De arcanis catholicae veritatis” which is a dialogue between Johann Reuchlin (German humanist and Hebrew scholar who died #OnThisDay 30 June 1522), the Dominican inquisitor Jacobus van Hoogstraten, and Pietro Galatino in defence of Reuchlin in the controve...

Leighton Library has a 1632 edition of the novel "Blanquerna", the first major work of literature written in Catalan

Added by Leighton Library at 06:56 on 29 June 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1632 edition of the novel "Blanquerna", the first major work of literature written in Catalan, which is by mathematician, polymath, philosopher, logician & writer from the Kingdom of Majorca, Ramon Llull, who died #OnThisDay 29 June 1315. He is also considered a pioneer of...

Leighton Library has a 1762 first edition of the novel "Émile, or On Education" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Added by Leighton Library at 06:33 on 28 June 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1762 first edition of the novel by highly influential political and educational philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (born #OnThisDay 28 June 1712) "Émile, or On Education" (a treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship, which was banned in Paris and Geneva ...

Leighton Library has a 1642 first edition of "The union of Christ and the church; in a shadow" by Ralph Cudworth

Added by Leighton Library at 06:39 on 26 June 2024

#OnThisDay 26 June 1688 English classicist, theologian and philosopher Ralph Cudworth died. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has a 1642 first edition of his "The union of Christ and the church; in a shadow"

Leighton Library has a 1755 edition of “A collection of sermons, mostly preached at sacramental occasions” by Ebenezer Erskine

Added by Leighton Library at 06:46 on 22 June 2024

The Leighton Library has a 1755 edition of “A collection of sermons, mostly preached at sacramental occasions” by Scottish minister & theologian Ebenezer Erskine who was born #OnThisDay 22 June 1680. His actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church (formed by dissenters from the Church o...