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Classical Literature

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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f. 4r
f. 4r

Epistola ad nepotes de utilitate studii librorum gentilum by Saint Basil, translated by Leonardo Aretino, 15th century

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Identifier: MS 120/ff. 4r-34v
Contents This section contains the Epistola ad nepotes de utilitate studii librorum gentilum by Saint Basil the Great, translated by Leonardo Aretino. Saint Basil lived in the 4th century and was a theologian. This version of his text addressed to the young was translated and prefaced by Italian humanist and historian Leonardo Aretino (commonly known as Leonardo Bruni). It is about how Christian youths should read classical literature. In this manuscript, it is titled...
Dates: 15th century