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    "description": "On 9 January 1632, at the inauguration of the Amsterdam Illustrious School - the predecessor of the city's university - Caspar Barlaeus delivered a speech that has continued to arouse the curiosity of researchers and the general public alike: <i>Mercator sapiens</i>. This famous oration on the wise merchant is now considered a key text of the Dutch Golden Age. At the same time it is surrounded by misunderstandings regarding Barlaeus himself, the nascent Illustrious School, and Amsterdam's merchant culture. <br />This volume presents the first English translation and the first critical edition of the <i>Mercator sapiens</i>, preceded by an introduction providing historical context and a fresh interpretation of this intriguing text.\n\n",
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