Record Number: 9539
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the preface to Thomas Wilson's "The arte of Rhetorike, for the use of all such as are studious of Eloquence" (1567), the text recounts God's granting the gift of eloquence [to men] [...] Next to this passage Harvey inscribes his symbol for eloquence, the planetary sign of Mercury.'
Century:1500-1599, 1600-1699
Date:Between 1 Jan 1567 and 7 Feb 1630
Country:England
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Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1545
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer/Academic
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The arte of Rhetorike, for the use of all such as are studious of Eloquence
Genre:Textbook / self-education, Rhetoric
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1567
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:9539
Source:Virginia F. Stern
Editor:n/a
Title:Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1979
Vol:n/a
Page:141
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Virginia F. Stern, Gabriel Harvey: His Life, Marginalia and Library (Oxford, 1979), p. 141, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9539, accessed: 28 September 2023
Additional Comments:
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