Orazio Torsellini
Horatio Torsellini (lat. Horatius Tursellinus; * 1545 in Rome , † 1599 in Florence ) was an Italian scholar and writer of humanism .
Life
The son of a simple fishmonger, Torsellini grew up in the Roman district of Campo Marzio . He was brought up in strict faith, what shaped his works, was an excellent teacher in the Jesuit order . He wrote books on religious subjects common at the time. His didactically inspired historiography was innovative . He wanted to give summaries ( epitoms ) of the most important events from Adam up to 1598 in ten books. The last mentioned event before the demolition due to his death is the Vervins Peace between Spain and France. In 1599 he died of tuberculosis in Florence .
His works have been republished and continued over and over again over the years. They appeared in Latin, Italian and French.
Works
- De Particulis Latinae orationis Libellus , 1573 ( On Oratory )
- Horatii Tursellini, Romani, historiarum from origine mundi, usque ad annum ... 1598. epitomae libri decem (repeatedly reissued and continued) online version
- Lauretanae historiae libri quinque , 1598 (About the Loreto Chapel)
literature
- Wilhelm Wachsmuth , History of Literature in the Early Period , Halle: Renger, 1819
- U. Neddermeyer: The Catholic history textbook of the 17th century: Orazio Torsellini's "Epitome Historiam" , in: Historisches Jahrbuch 108 (1988), pp. 469-483
- Orazio Torsellini in the archives of the Pontifical Gregorian University
Web links
- Works by and about Orazio Torsellini in the German Digital Library
- Writings by Torsellini at the Berlin State Library PK
- Writings by Torsellini in the Opac of the Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale
- Standard entry for Torsellini in the Opac of the SBN
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Torsellini, Orazio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tursellinus, Horatius; Torsellini, Horatio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Jesuit and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1545 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
DATE OF DEATH | 1599 |
Place of death | Florence |