Theatrum Vitae Humanae
Theatrum Vitae Humanae is a kind of universal encyclopedia in Latin that is systematically structured according to the Aristotelian- Ramist method. The work was first published in Basel in 1565 by Theodor Zwinger the Elder . The following editions of 1571, 1586 and 1604 were each expanded.
"Theodor Zwinger's Theatrum vitae humanae is perhaps the most extensive collection of knowledge that a single person has ever created in the early modern period." (Zedelmaier, p. 113)
expenditure
- Theatrum vitae humanae, omnium fere eorum, quae in hominem cadere possunt, bonorum atque malorum exempla historica, ethicae philosophiae praeceptis accomodata, et in XIX. libros digesta, comprehendens: ut non immerito historiae promtuarium, vitaeque humanae speculum nuncupari poßit. A Conrado Lycosthene Rubeaquense […] inchoatum […]. Cum gemino indice . Froben, Basel 1565
- Theatrum vitae humanae a Theodoro Zvinggero […] post primam Conr. Lycosthenis Rubeaquensis manum plus myriade Exemplorum auctum, methodice digestum, accurate recognitum. Acessit elenchus triplex, methodice scilicet, titulorum, et exemplorum […] . Froben, Basel 1571
- Theatrum vitae humanae […]. Primum a Conrado Lycosthene Rubeaquense […] inchoatum: deinde Theodori Zwinggeri philosophi et medici Basiliensis studio et labore eousque deductum, ut omnium ordinum hominibus ad vitam praeclare instituendam utile et iucundum sit futurum: Hac vero editione permultis a locum et exemplatum etiam haeresibus erroribus, quae pio lectori et vero catholico nauseam movere potuissent, consulto vindicatum et repurgatum. Adiecto praeterea indice locupletisißimo, cum rerum, tum nominum propriorum, eo studio arteque concinnato, ut omnia hoc opere contenta, tanquam per compendium, ordine alphabetico digesta lectori exhibeat . Chesneau, Paris 1571
- Theatrum humanae vitae […]. Tertiatione nouem voluminibus locupletatum, interpolatum, renouatum. Cum tergemino elencho, methodi scilicet, titulorum & exemplorum […] . Episcopius, Basel 1586
- Theatrum humanae vitae […]. Tertiatione novem voluminibus locupletatum, interpolatum, renovatum Jacobi Zvingeri fil. ecognitione plurium inprimis recentiorum exemplorum auctario, Titulorum et Indicum certitudine ampliatum. Cum […] quadrigemino elencho, methodi scilicet, titulorum, exemplorum, rerum et verborum . Henripeter, Basel 1604
See also
literature
- Helmut Zedelmaier: Navigating in the text universe. Theodor Zwinger's Theatrum Vitae Humanae . In: metaphorik.de . Volume 14, 2008, pp. 113–135 ( online ; PDF; 5.2 MB)
- Carlos Gilly : Il Theatrum humanae vitae di Theodor Zwinger: Da una 'historia naturalis' dell'uomo ad un 'Novum Organum' delle scienze. / Theodor Zwinger's Theatrum humanae vitae: From natural anthropology to a 'Novum Organum' of sciences . In: Magic, alchemy and science 15th-18th centuries: the influence of Hermes Trismegistus ed. By Carlos Gilly & Cis van Heertum, Firenze 2002, Vol. I, pp. 253-273 ( [1] ; PDF; 3.7 MB )