François bauduin's de institutione historie (1561): A primary text behind anders sørensen vedel's de scribenda historia danica (1578)

Abstract

Although acknowledged as well‐read in contemporary humanist literature, the Danish historian Anders Sørensen Vedel (1542–1616) has never been shown to draw inspiration from any one particular international author of the 16th century (apart from the general influence of Melanchthon and his school). Now, it turns out that the French jurist and pioneer of historical theory, François Bauduin (1520–73), was used extensively by Vedel in one of his early treatises. This leads to a reassessment of Bauduin's intellectual influence around the turn of the century—his theory of history had not yet receded out of sight.