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Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)

[Created: 7 October, 2024]
[Updated: 7 October, 2024]

About the Author

See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - Jason Kuznicki, "Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592)", <https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/montaigne-michel-de-1533-1592>.

See the entry on this author in the Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy - Schabas, Margaret, "Economics in Early Modern Philosophy", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2022/entries/economics-early-modern/>.

About the Texts

Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.

Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.

 

 

Texts in the Collection

 

  DATE FACS. PDF TITLE EBOOK
  1588

Essais (1588, Bordeaux copy)

Michel de Montaigne, Essais de Michel seigneur de Montaigne. Cinquiesme edition, augmentée d'un troisiesme livre : et de six cens additions aux deux premiers (Paris: Abel L'Angelier, 1588). Exemplaire de Bordeaux.

This book is available in various formats:

  • a facs. PDF version of the original text
    • a colour version with Montaigne's extensive revisions and additions is a very large PDF. It is available online [Online elsewhere]
    • a smaller B&W version in facs. PDF
  • an "enhanced HTML" version with the citation tool
  • various eBook formats: HTML, PDF, and ePub
  • a zipped file of the facs. PDF, the eBooks and the code to display them.

 

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  1613

Essayes (1613, Flori trans.)

Michel de Montaigne, Essayes written in French by Michael Lord of Montaigne, Knight of the Order of S. Michael, gentleman of the French Kings chamber: done into English, according to the last French edition, by Iohn Florio reader of the Italian tongue vnto the Soveraigne Maiestie of Anna, Queene of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. (London: Printed by Melch. Bradwood for Edward Blount and William Barret, 1613).

This book is available in various formats:

  • a facs. PDF version of the original text
  • an "enhanced HTML" version with the citation tool
  • various eBook formats: HTML, PDF, and ePub
  • a zipped file of the facs. PDF, the eBooks and the code to display them.

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