Chapter XI

PISA UNIVERSITY. MANUSCRIPTS AND CRITICISM. PRINTING. PLATONIC
SYMPOSIA.

Latin Poets—Ugolino Verino—Alessandro Bracci—G. B.
Contalicio—Tommaso Baldinotti—Pierio Riccio—Pisa and its
University before Lorenzo’s Time—Lorenzo de’ Medici and
Pisa—Restoration of the University—Filelfo’s Endeavours after a
Professorship—Difficulties of the New Establishment—Professors
of the University—Bartolommeo Sozzini—the Brothers
Decio—Waldo Bartolini—Francesco Accolti—Pierio Leoni—Lorenzo
Lippi—Bartolommeo von Pratovecchio—Francesco de’
Massimi—Studies in Florence—Fontius and Chalcondylas—Johannes
Lascaris—The high Development of Greek Studies—Platina and
Pomponius Leti in connection with Lorenzo—Examination of
Manuscripts—Emendations—Poliziano’s Critical Works—Collation
of the Pandects—Translations—The Art of Printing—Bernardo
Cennini—First Printing in Florence—Increased Diffusion of
Literary Treasures—Manuscript Collectors in Florence—Lorenzo de’
Medici as a Manuscript Collector—Poliziano in Venice—Cassandra
Fedele—Piero de’ Medici and the Medicean Collections—The
Books of Mathias Corvinus—Intercourse between the Learned of
Hungary and Florence—Collections of Inscriptions—The Academy at
Rome—Fra Giocondo of Verona—Lorenzo de’ Medici as the Centre of
the Learned World—Assemblies of the Platonic Academy—Platonic
Symposia—The Exact Sciences—Paolo Toscanelli—Amerigo Vespucci 96

THIRD PART.

THE FINE ARTS.