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This text is a panegyric in honor of Bessarion, a notable Byzantine bishop, cardinal, and patriarch, emphasizing his exceptional virtues, intellectual...
A Critical Abridgement and Translation of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine
Based Upon the Critical Edition and Translation of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine
From the Time of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, to the Reign of Sixtus IV.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...
Antiquity
Bartolomeo Platina (1421-1481), historian, political theorist, and author of a best-selling cookbook, began life as a mercenary soldier and ended it a...
Written Originally in Latin, and Translated Into English
A Critical Edition and Translation of De Honesta Voluptate Et Valetudine
The most popular book by the Italian philosopher Platina (1421-81), in facing pages of Latin and English, is introduced with a 45-page biography, a 45...
From the Accession of Gregory VII, to the Death of Paul II
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the origin...
/Translated from Russian/
...Children kill parents, parents kill children, beat or kill a complete stranger, but do not rob; a crime can be committed by one or the whole gang. ...
/translated from Russian/
DISCLAIMER : This volume is devised to display texts as circulated in the Russian language [due to the author's huge popularity in Russia] and not to ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is i...