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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1500-1599
1600-1699		'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 eloq...Gabriel Harvey Thomas WilsonThe arte of Rhetorike, for the use of all such as ...Print: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'[In Gabriel Harvey's methods of annotation] Succinct captions of one or two words placed in the margin often summarize a fairly lengthy textual discussion, e.g., in Thom...Gabriel Harvey Thomas BlundevillThe foure chiefest Offices belonging to Horsemansh...Print: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'In A. P. Gasser's "Historiarum, et Chronicorum Totius Mundi Epitome" (1538) purchased by [Gabriel] Harvey in 1576, are brief manuscript characterizations [by Harvey] of ...Gabriel Harvey A. P. GasserHistoriarum, et Chronicorum Totius Mundi EpitomePrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'In George North's "Description of Swedland, Gotland, and Finland" (1561), on sig.G2r next to a textual discussion of the "Swecian Language" and a copy of "The Lordes Pr...Gabriel Harvey George NorthDescription of Swedland, Gotland, and FinlandPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'Lodovico Domenichi's "Facetie, motti, et burle" (1571) [an Italian collection of short miscellaneous observations and anecdotes] [...] stimulated Harvey to jot down [in ...Gabriel Harvey Lodovico DomenichiFacetie, motti, et burlePrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'An annotated copy of John Hart's "Orthographie" which undoubtedly belonged to [Gabriel] Harvey [...] is replete with his comments on spellings and punctuations [...] On ...Gabriel Harvey John HartAn OrthographiePrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'In Battista Guarini's "Il Pastor Fido" (1591) [Gabriel] Harvey sometimes places a tiny letter symbol above a textual passage and an explanatory note or translation in th...Gabriel Harvey Battista GuariniIl Pastor FidoPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'At the end of Sacchi de Platina's "Hystoria de Vitis pontificum" (c.1505) [Gabriel] Harvey adds his index of Popes and page references.'Gabriel Harvey Sacchi de PlatinaHystoria de Vitis pontificumPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'In [Gabriel Harvey's copy of] G. Breule's "Praxis Medicinae Theorica" (1585) on the front flyleaf is a manuscript index of various medical problems, together with page r...Gabriel Harvey G. BreulePraxis Medicinae TheoricaPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Virginia F. Stern notes annotations made by Gabriel Harvey in his copy of Joannis Foorth, "Synopsis Politica"(1582).Gabriel Harvey Joannis FoorthSynopsis PoliticaPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'Although he read Rabelais and several other French authors in the original, it is unlikely that [Gabriel] Harvey's mastery of this language approached that of Italian'. Gabriel Harvey Francois RabelaisunknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey Vegetius unknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey SutcliffunknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey Heinrich RantzauCommentarius Bellicus ... praecepta, consilia et s...Print: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey Marco Antonio GandinounknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey Carlo ThetiunknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey Digges StratioticosunknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		Gabriel Harvey's favourite authors on warfare, listed in his copy of Machiavelli, "The Arte of Warre", after 1595: 'Mie principal Autors for Warr, after much reading,...Gabriel Harvey Sir Roger WilliamsunknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'The marginalia [dating from late 1570s-c.1608] on fol.3v [of Lodovico Domenichi, "Facetie, motti et burle, di diversi signori et persone private" (1571)] record Eutrapel...Gabriel Harvey Eunapius unknownPrint: Book
1500-1599
1600-1699		'The marginalia [dating from late 1570s-c.1608] on fol.3v [of Lodovico Domenichi, "Facetie, motti et burle, di diversi signori et persone private" (1571)] record Eutrapel...Gabriel Harvey Tacitus unknownPrint: Book


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