Encounters with the Orient in Early Modern European Scholarship
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Native speakers of oriental languages in the Dutch Republic (1600-1700)
Nine principal players
Chapter 1 – Scholars en Route
Chapter 2 – Diplomacy and trade
Chapter 3 – Prejudice, polemics and proselytes
Chapter 4 – From the study of languages to the study of cultures
Chapter 5 – Scholarly collecting efforts
Chapter 6 – Friendship
Chapter 7 – Copying and editing
