Le parcours de Denis Lambin (1519-1572), précurseur de la « Slow Science » ?

Denis Lambin (1519-1572) offers an interesting trajectory. The method that he patiently developed in the service of very reputable editions echoes the current claims of the proponents of “Slow science”. Coming from an artisanal background, he had several periods of training in France and Italy which...

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Main Author: Astrid Quillien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2020-11-01
Series:Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/5065
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Summary:Denis Lambin (1519-1572) offers an interesting trajectory. The method that he patiently developed in the service of very reputable editions echoes the current claims of the proponents of “Slow science”. Coming from an artisanal background, he had several periods of training in France and Italy which allowed to established a large and precious network. Later, at over 40 years old, he became a Royal Reader in Paris. His famous editions of Horace, Cicero and Lucrece among other, all dated from the last ten years of his life. They were the results of the patient work of a philologist eager to offer his students and his readers the best of the knowledge of his time – even if it meant slowing down.
ISSN:1637-5823
2431-1472