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Commentaries

By Pius II
About Commentaries

The Commentaries of Pius II (1405-1464), the only autobiography ever written by a pope, was composed in elegant humanistic Latin modeled on Caesar and Cicero. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius's lifetime and an updated and corrected version of the 1937 translation.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674011649
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 448
  • Published:
  • February 17, 2004
  • Dimensions:
  • 133x210x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 568 g.
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Description of Commentaries

The Commentaries of Pius II (1405-1464), the only autobiography ever written by a pope, was composed in elegant humanistic Latin modeled on Caesar and Cicero. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius's lifetime and an updated and corrected version of the 1937 translation.

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