 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 594 pagine
...Nicholas,, that in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; of Strabo's geograpb. of the Iliad, of the most valuable works of Plato and Aristotle. of Ptolemy and Theophrastus,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 492 pagine
...Nicholas, that in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...the Greek church. The example of the Roman pontiff Cosmo and was preceded or imitated by a Florentine merchant, who governed the republic without arms... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1829 - 482 pagine
...Nicholas, that in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; of Slrabo's geography, of the Iliad, of the most valuable works of Plato and Aristotle, of Ptolemy and... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 pagine
...Nicholas, that, in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; of Strata's Geography; of the Iliad; of the most valuable works of Plato and Aristotle ; of Ptolemy and... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1839 - 932 pagine
...the great historian, " the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon, Diodorus, Poiybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; of Strabo's Geography,...Greek church. The example of the Roman pontiff was LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE FINE ARTS. 201 ^needed or imitated by a Florentine merchant, liV.o governed... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1841 - 524 pagine
...munificence," continues the great historian, " the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophcn, Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian...Greek church. The example of the Roman pontiff was 200 201 preceded or imitated by a Florentine merchant, who governed the republic without arms and without... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1841 - 504 pagine
...Nicholas, that in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...Diodorus, Polybius, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Appian ; ot Strabo's geography, of the Iliad, of the most valuable works of Plato and Aristotle, of Ptolemy... | |
 | P A. Beddome - 1844 - 280 pagine
...in a reign of eight years, Nicholas formed a library of five thousand volumes. To his munificence, the Latin world was indebted for the versions of Xenophon,...governed the republic without arms and without a title. HOUSE OF MRDICI. 143 628. Who wrote a literary history of Cosmo anil Lorenzo de Medicis? Tiraboschi.... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 pagine
...Geug,a!,l,) ; of the tliad ; of the most veiuahle works of Plato and Ar,stotle ; of Ptolemy amt Theophmstus ; and of the fathers of the Greek church. The example of the Roman pontiff was preceded, or im,tated, hy a Florentine merchant, who governed the repuhlic without arms, and w,thout a title, Cosmo,... | |
 | Jeremiah Donovan - 1844 - 522 pagine
...for the versions of Zenophon , Diodorus, Poljbius, Thucjdides , Herodotus and Appian ; of Slralx/s Geography , of the Iliad , of the most valuable works of Plato and Aristotle, of Plolomy and Tlieophrastes and the Greek Fathers (a). The zeal of Sixtus IV* , della Rovere, in augmenting... | |
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Vatican, the old repository for bulls and legends, for superstition and forgery, was daily replenished with more precious furniture ; and such was the industry of Nicholas, that, in a reign of eight years, he formed a library of five thousand volumes.... 
