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16. Jovius (Giovio) 1596
Paolo Giovio’s (Jovius, 1583-1552) elogia about men who distinguished them¬
selves in wars, have gone through many editions. They were extended with epi¬
grammata (Johannes Latomus (1523-1578), or pictures. Matthias Hunyadi also
appears in them. It is remarkable that, apart from some ancient libraries, this
library is only mentioned in praise of the Hungarian king and the ideal situation
it provided for scholars of the time to work:
2% Arronso Il, Duke of Calabria (1448-1495), brother of the Hungarian queen Beatrice d’Aragona
(1457-1508). About the library see LucrANELLI-PINTO, ed., Libri a corte, 1997.
260 Francis I (1494-1547) King of France. About his library see BLocu 1989.
261 GESSNER-SIMMLER 1574, a2v.; GESSNER-SIMMLER-FRIES 1583, a2v
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