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A Byzantine Looks at the Renaissance: The Attitude of Michael Apostolis toward the Rise of Italy to Cultural Eminence
A speech of Michael Apostolis, composed in Crete after the fall of Constantinople, insists on the continuing value of the Greek cultural tradition even while he recognized the vitality of contemporary Italian culture. <!--EndFragment--
Erasmus and the Aldine Academy of Venice: A Neglected Chapter in the Transmission of Graeco-Byzantine Learning to the West
Erasmus’ stay in Italy (1506-8) established his relationship with the Aldine Press and the Greeks of Venice and Padua, a crucial development in the dissemination of Greek texts and Greek studies as well as of his Adages. <!--EndFragment--