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On Discovery (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)
On Discovery - The I Tatti Renaissance Library Author:Brian P. Copenhaver, Polydore Vergil The most popular work of the Italian humanist Polydore Vergil (1470–1555), On Discovery (De inventoribus rerum, 1499), was the first comprehensive account of discoveries and inventions written since antiquity. It became a key reference for anyone who wanted to know about "firsts" in theology, philosophy, science, technology, ... more »literature, language, law, material culture, and other fields. This is the first English translation of a critical edition based on the Latin texts published in Polydore Vergil's lifetime.« less