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How much survives and how much is lost to history?
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How much survives and how much is lost to history?
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08-12-2022, 11:30 PM
(08-12-2022, 10:11 PM)R. Sale wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Another perspective is to consider specific libraries, where there were relevant inventories of the texts. The Dukes of Berry and Burgundy, as examples IIRC, had losses of 2/3 to 3/4 of the contents. Losses can vary from library to library. When it comes to ciphers from the early 15th century Mantova and Lucca have significant material, but Venice has almost nothing. |
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