"So Noble a Design": The Foundation and Early History of Gresham College, London 1565-1710

By Ian Richard Adamson

In this erudite book, Ian Adamson provides a comprehensive history of Gresham College in the seventeenth century, particularly its contribution to the intellectual, educational, and administrative life of London and England. He analyses its relationship with the Tudor and Stuart courts, the Corporation of London, the universities, and the Royal Society, and assesses the quality and effectiveness of all the professors elected during this period. Finally, he explains the presence in the College of Ben Jonson and Sir Kenelm Digby, why it is likely that Shakespeare was often in attendance, and the enduring impact of John Ward's collective biography of the professors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900453802X
• ISBN13: 9789004538023
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"