Ep 125 - Book Hunting in The Renaissance: Poggio Bracciolini
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Ciao ragazzi! Did you ever wonder HOW we got all the ancient texts after all these years? We didn't think too hard about it until this week when Taylor tells the story of Poggio Bracciolini, the 15th Century Italian Humanist who discovered many ancient texts hiding away in monasteries being copied over and over by monks. Poggio worked for 7 popes as a notary and scribe but would travel around Europe finding gems! Listen to learn more about his discoveries!
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zg6zhBsJf4
Poggio Bracciolini: Travel and Treasure Hunting in the Age of Humanism
The Swerve | Stephen Greenblatt - https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393343403
On the Nature of Things
https://classics.mit.edu/Carus/nature_things.html
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