The history of the popes, from the close of the middle ages : drawn ...

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1520 His relations with the Medici ..... 237
Paolo Giovio and his friend Sanuto .... 238
The History of Giovio— ^judgments passed upon it . 239
Its value for this period of Papal history . . .240
CHAPTER VI.
STUDY OF
ROME.
ANTIQUITY.— RAPHAEL
ENCOURAGEMENT OF
AND THE PLAN OF ANCIENT
THE STUDY OF GREEK.—THE
VATICAN LIISRARY AND THE ROMAN UNIVERSITY.
Latino Giovenale Manetti and his collection of statues 242
The first collection of inscriptions published by
Mazocchi ........ 242
Albertini's work on the " Marvels of Rome " 1520
. . 243
The work of Vakriano on the Obelisks in Rome . 243
The works of Andrea Fulvio ..... 244
Services he renders to Raphael .... 244
Who in his company visits the remains of ancient
Rome ........ 244
Letter by Raphael to the Pope on the antiquities of
Rome ........ 245
And appeal for their preservation .... 246
Raphael's intention to make a plan of ancient Rome 247
Great interest aroused by this ..... 249
He dies before its completion ..... 249
Philosophical works of Nifo and Pico della Mirandola 250
The work of Egidio Canisio on the Philosophy of
History . . . . • . . .250
Leo Africanus, the geographer . . . . -251
Theological writers : Fiandino, Catarino, Cajetan, and
others ........ 252
Alberto Pio di Carpi and Erasmus . . . -253
Abject servility of Erasmus . . . .253
He dedicates to the Pope his St. Jerome and Greek
New Testament. Dispensations granted to him 254
255
Assures Leo X. of his loyalty in the affair of Luther
Aleander accuses him of encouraging errors .
.
.256
1521
Erasmus writes again to the Pope to defend himself . 256
Who urges him to use his talents in combating
Lutheran doctrine . . . . • -257
Was Erasmus treated with too much consideration?
Protection extended by the Pope to the press of Aldus
257
Manutius
Greek books printed by Aldus . . . .
257
-258