Concerning the Relief of the Poor; or, Concerning Human Need
A Letter Addressed to the Senate of Bruges
12 min read
Rate this book:
About This Book
Letter addressed to the Senate of Bruges by Juan-Luis Vives on January 6, 1526. Vives' ideas on the relief of the poor from a single integrated system based on the various practices already in use in northern Europe foreshadowed the English Poor Laws of 1601 and the later laws of the New World.
Buy This Book
As an Amazon Associate and Bookshop.org affiliate, BookOrb earns from qualifying purchases.
Write a Review
Sign in to write a review.
More by Juan Luis Vives
(Exercitationes animi in Deum
(Exercitationes animi in Deum
[A very fruitefull and pleasan
[A very fruitefull and pleasant booke called the instructio[n] of a Christen woma[n], made fyrst in Laten, and dedicated vnto the quenes good grace, by the right famous clerke mayster Lewes Vives, and turned out of Laten into Englysshe by Richard Hyrd. whiche boke who so redeth diligently shal haue knowlege of many thynges, wherein hew shal take great pleasure, and specially women shall take great co[m]modyte and frute towarde the[n]creace of vertue [and] good maners.]
[Exercitatio linguae Latinae]
[Exercitatio linguae Latinae]
[Instruction of a Christen wom
[Instruction of a Christen women
60 [i.e. Soixante] lettres
60 [i.e. Soixante] lettres
60 lettres de Juan-Luis Vivès
60 lettres de Juan-Luis Vivès ...