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Produced only 4 books during the incunabular period.
Franciscus de Mazalibus after completing on 22 Oct. 1494 an
ed. of Appian in Latin, Franciscus is not known to
have produced anything further until 12 Nov 1488.
He was still printing at Reggio in 1504. 1505 - at Parma.
Lactus, Pomponius (1428-1498) - Italian luminist who
dedicated his life to the study of the ancient world. He became
professor of eloquence in the Gymnasium Romanium in 1457.
His works include the Romanae historiae compendium,
which covers the period from the death of the younger Gordian to the
time of Justin III. Leto also wrote commentaries on classical
authors, and promoted the publication of the editio princeps of
Virgil in 1460 at Rome.
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella - born 1st C [insert] f.l.50 [end insert] A.D., Gades,
Spain. Roman soldier and farmer who wrote extensively on
agriculture and kindred subjects in the hope of arousing a love
for farming and a simple life. The De Rei Rusticae in 12 books,
his 2nd and fuller treatment of farming and country life has
survived, as has De Arboribus, which was part of an
earlier work. Of Husbandry (1745) is an English translation
of De Rei Rusticae and De Arboribus.
Varro, Marcus Terentius (116-27BC) - On Country Life (De Re
Rusticus, 3C BC) in 3 books - his only works to survive
complete - one of his last Historian, satirist, grammarian, book collectors and librarian.
Cato, Marcus Porcius (234 BC - 149 BC) De Agricultura
also known as De Re Rustica. -The oldest surviving prose
composition in Latin.
[crossed out] Palladius of Helenopolis (with 365 - with 425) [end cross out]
Palladius, Rectilius Taurus (4th C, fl. 340) 14 books
a Roman who wrote a famous calender in Latin known as
De Agricultura on De re rustica. It is based laregly on
earlier writings, esp. Columella's.