Bonaventura Vulcanius of Bruges (1538-1614). A leading personality in Dutch humanism of the 16th and 17th century. Geography Country Belgium Region Flemish Region Community Flemish Community Province West Flanders Arrondissement Bruges Coordinates Area 138. ... Humanism[1] is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appeal to universal human qualities—particularly rationalism. ...

• studying medicine at Louvain University at Leuven
• travel to Spain
• secretary to the Archbishop of Burgos 1959-1466
• secretary to the brother of Archbishop of Burgos in Toledo until 1570
• After living for some time in Geneva and Basle he returned to his native Flanders and became rector of the Latin school at Antwerp
• secretary to the leading Calvinist Marnix van Sint-Aldegond
• at 1581 he arrived in Leyden when for 30 y he 'taught the future elite of the Dutch Republic' amng them: Daniel Heinsius and Hugo Grotius
• professor of Greek at Leyden University

• He gett access to silver on purple codex and in 1597 published the text, the first publication of a Gothic text altogether. He called the manuscript Codex Argenteus from the name of silver.

"Vulcanius was a versatile scholar: he edited both Latin and Greek texts (nearly always with his own Latin translation), with an emphasis on Hellenistic and Byzantine works. He also had a keen interest in more recent work, as his editions of the Dutch historiographer Cornelius Aurelius and of the poets Janus Secundus and his two brothers evince. In addition to his work as a scholar, translator and teacher Vulcanius was also a poet in his own right: some of his occasional poetry is found in the scholarly works published by his contemporaries. Much more of his poetry is still unpublished, dating both from his ‘Spanish’ period and from his later life. From his poetry –and from poetry addressed to him, in manuscript and print– Vulcanius emerges as a leading personality in Dutch humanism of the 16th and 17th century." Leuven   (French Louvain, German Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium, European Union. ... In an unadorned church, the 17th century congregation stands to hear the sermon. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Daniel Heinsius (or Heins) ( June 9, 1580 - February 25, 1655), one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent. ... Hugo Grotius (Huig de Groot, or Hugo de Groot; Delft, 10 April 1583 – Rostock, 28 August 1645) worked as a jurist in the Dutch Republic and laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law. ... First page of the Codex Argenteus A codex (Latin for block of wood, book; plural codices) is a handwritten book, in general, one produced from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... first page of the Codex Argenteus The Codex Argenteus (or Silver Bible) is a 6th century manuscript, originally containing bishop Ulfilass 4th century translation of the bible into the Gothic language. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ...