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The author borrows from Seneca, Gelliius, Seutonius +
commentators on Virgil, + cites Plutarch, Athenaeus, Cicero,
Catullus, Horace, Persius, Juvenal, + others in the course
of this work.
-It is a presentation of the views of the Neo-Platonists
regarding the physical make-up of the universe. It is a series
of discussions on history, mythology, criticism, + various points
of antiquarian research supposed to have been delivered
during the holidays of the Saturnalia.
H.L. Buller leaf book - Jenson's fame rests upon the superiority of his Roman type
design. His was the 4th attempt at making Roman type,
Gunst Z239 N25 B93 fbut his design has never been surpassed. Before Jenson,
no printer or other person is mentioned by contemporary
historians as having derived fame from a type design.
-No printed book made prior to 1470 is so easily
read as the 1st book printed by Jenson. Established
himself in Venice, 1479 - died 1480. During those 10
yrs. he issued nearly 200 books.
-the most satisfactory + widely read Latin compendium
on Neo platonism that existed during the Middle Ages.
-Editio Princeps + a magnificent speciment Jenson's typography
displaying both his elegant Greek + roman fonts.
The Saturnalia are are notable for containing the 1st printed texts
of Homer (c. 400 lines in Greek) + Lucretius (c 120 lines) in
addition to passages from Aristotle, Plato, Euripides, Pindar
+ others, printed here in Greek for the 1st time. the Somnium
a commentary of Cicero's "Dream of Scipio" offers much
information on the neoplatonic views of geography + astronomy.
including the so called "Oceanic Theory" + the "Doctrine of
the 4 Worlds."
-an exposition on Neo platonism