Isaac Casaubon 1559-1614 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Isaac Casaubon 1559-1614<br><br>The first edition of Mr. Pattison''s Isaac Casaubon published by Messrs. Longman in 1875 has for some years been out of print and in response to the expression of a widely felt desire the Clarendon Press now offers a second edition to the public. In the preparation of this use has been made of some additions and corrections left in manuscript by the author himself as well as of suggestions communicated to him by various friends. A few tri?ing errors have been silently corrected and some additional notes inserted. These notes are almost entirely from the hands of Mr. R. C. Christie and Mr. I. Bywater and are in all cases indicated by square brackets The twelfth section on the Descendants of Isaac Casaubon is written by Mr. Christie; the index is the work of Mr. C. E. Doble.<br><br>For the general editorial superintendence of this reprint the present writer is responsible. His thanks are due to Mr. F. W. Pattison for the loan of his brother''s various papers and notes bearing on the subject; to Professor j. E. B. Mayor for communications and references; and especially to Mr. Christie Mr. Bywater and Mr. Doble for their assistance in reading the sheets as they passed through the press.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.