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Photo, Print, Drawing Bombed Copy of "Defensor pacis".

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Title

  • Bombed Copy of "Defensor pacis".

Summary

  • In September 1807, early in the Anglo-Danish War of 1807--14, the British fleet bombarded the city of Copenhagen. Among the buildings struck was the Church of the Holy Trinity, which housed in its attic the University Library of Copenhagen. Some grenades fell through the roof, and this book belonging to the library was among those that were hit. Shown here are the bombed book and the grenade. The book is the first printed edition of, ironically, Defensor pacis (The defender of peace), a major work of medieval political philosophy by the Italian Marsilius of Padua (1275/80--1342/43). Marsilius supported the Holy Roman Emperor, Ludwig IV, in his power struggle with Pope John XXII, and in this treatise Marsilius argues against the proposition that the popes had inherited unlimited power from the Apostle Peter. Instead, Marsilius maintains that the originator of law is the people, who may, however, delegate power to representatives. The book was printed in Basel, Switzerland in 1522.

Names

  • Marsilius, of Padua, died 1342? Associated Name.

Created / Published

  • Basel : Valentinus Curio, [1522 to 1807-09]

Headings

  • -  Denmark--Copenhagen
  • -  1807-09
  • -  Defensor pacis
  • -  Grenades
  • -  Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 book (400 pages ; 29.3 x 19.6 centimeters) and 1 grenade, in pieces.
  • -  Original resource at: Royal Library (The), Denmark.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670536

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Marsilius, Of Padua, Died 1342? Associated Name. Bombed Copy of "Defensor pacis". Denmark Copenhagen, 1522. [Basel: Valentinus Curio, to 1807-09] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670536/.

APA citation style:

Marsilius, O. P. (1522) Bombed Copy of "Defensor pacis". Denmark Copenhagen, 1522. [Basel: Valentinus Curio, to 1807-09] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670536/.

MLA citation style:

Marsilius, Of Padua, Died 1342? Associated Name. Bombed Copy of "Defensor pacis". [Basel: Valentinus Curio, to 1807-09] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670536/>.