TRAVELS OF THEODORE DUCAS, IN Warious Countries in Europe, AT THE REVIVAL OF LETTERS AND ART. EDITED BY CHARLES MILLS, (kend.) PART THE FIRST. ITALY. VOL. I. LONDON: PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, FATERNOSTER ROW. G36 CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. Foundation of the Greek Gymnasium. Literary state of Crete. - Theodore Ducas sent from that Island to the Gymnasium. His educa- tion completed, he prepares to travel over Europe. Writing his Narrative. — Literary History and Character of Marcus Musurus. - General Remarks on the State of Letters and Art previously to the Sixteenth Century. Character of Pope Leo X.- His fondness for Classical Literature. Inequality of his Patronage. His love of Buffoons. His other Amusements. - Literature at Rome.. -Ge- neral Papal Patronage of Letters. The Literary |