Gabriel Rollenhagen, also known as Rollenhagius (1583-1619), was a German poet and writer of

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Life

Rollenhagen, the son of the renowned poet and scholar Georg Rollenhagen, enrolled at the

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in 1602 to study law. After his studies in 1605, he enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the

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, at the age of 23. He returned to

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in 1606 and was employed by Archbishop Christian Wilhelm of Magdeburg as the deputy of the cathedral.

Selection of works published in Germany

# ''Vier Bücher wunderbarlicher, bis daher unerhörter und unglaublicher indianischer Reisen durch die Luft, Wasser, Land, Hölle, Paradies und den Himmel'', Stuttgart : Hiersemann, 1995, achdr. der Ausg.Magdeburg, Kirchner, 1605 # ''Nvclevs emblematvm selectissimorvm'', Hildesheim : Olms, 1985, Nachdr. d. Ausg. Köln 1611 # ''Sinn-Bilder : Ein Tugendspiegel'', Dortmund : Harenberg, 1983

Selection of works published in the Netherlands

# ''Les emblemes'' Arnhem, J. Iansonium, 1611 # ''Nvclevs emblematvm selectissimorvm'' Arnhem, J. Janssoniū, 1613 # ''Emblemata volsinnighe uytbeelsels'' Arnhem, J. Ianszen, 1615 # ''Wonderbaarlyke en ongeloofelyke reizen, door de lucht, water, land, hel, paradijs, en hemel. Gedaan en beschreven door den grooten Alexander, Gajus Plinius Secundus, den philosooph Lucianus, en den abt St. Brandanus'' Amsterdam, T. ten Hoorn bookseller, 1682 # ''Nvclevs emblematvm selectissimorvm'' Arnhem, J. Iansoniū, early 17th century This list was compiled from the Short Title Catalogue, Netherlands database.

Connections

#Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, see:

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Hugo Grotius Hugo Grotius ( ; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo de Groot () or Huig de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft an ...

Daniel Heinsius Daniel Heinsius (or Heins) (9 June 158025 February 1655) was one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance. His youth and student years Heinsius was born in Ghent. The troubles of the Spanish war drove his parents to settle first at ...

Images

File:FileEmblemBook - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - OTM - O 02 7 001.tif, Emblem 6 from ''Emblemata volsinnighe uytbeelsels''. Arnhem, J. Ianszen, 1615. The English translation of the subscriptio is as follows: "Like a rose in spring thrives under the face of the sun, so shall I bloom when God foresees me". File:Rollenhagen Wonderbaarlyke Reizen - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - OTM O 61 3064.tif, Title page of ''Wonderbaarlyke en ongeloofelyke reizen, door de lucht, water, land, hel, paradijs, en hemel. Gedaan en beschreven door den grooten Alexander, Gajus Plinius Secundus, den philosooph Lucianus, en den abt St. Brandanus''. Amsterdam, T. ten Hoorn bookseller, 1682. File:Rollenhagen Les emblemes - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - OTM O 62 2474 (1).tif, Emblem 58 from ''Les emblemes''. Arnhem, J. Iansonium, 1611. The English translations of the motto and subscriptio are as follows: "Consolation after tribulation" and "Flowers wither, burned by the sun's rays, In the rain they usually lift their heads on their own". File:Humana Fumus - Gabriel Rollenhagen (2).jpg, Emblem 73 from ''Les emblemes''. Arnhem, J. Iansonium, 1611. The English translations of the motto and subscriptio are as follows: "Human things are Smoake" and "Hee, that on Earthly-things, doth trust Dependeth, upon Smoake, and Dust". The original text in latin it's: "''Pulvis et umbra sumus; pulvis nihil est nisi fumus, Sed nihil est fumus; nos nihil ergo sumus''".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rollenhagen, Gabriel 1583 births 1619 deaths 17th-century German poets German male poets