![]() ![]() He would later learn that the work, On the Nature of Things, was actually a doctrine that supported atheism. ![]() ![]() Just glancing at the Latin writing, he immediately fell in love with the beauty of the words. It was in the library at this monastery that Poggio uncovered the long buried and forgotten work of a little-known Roman philosopher who was a student and admirer of the great scholar and philosopher Epicurus. In 1417, Poggio rode through the German countryside and made his way to the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda. Monasteries in Germany and Switzerland proved to be great sources for these books of antiquity. Every chance he got, Poggio was on the road pursuing what to him what were treasures that he could rediscover in private, public and monastic libraries throughout Europe. He was dedicated to finding the lost works of scholars, philosophers and scientists from the golden ages of ancient Greece and Rome. A highly-placed papal scribe, Poggio Bracciolini, who was secretary to the Pope - in fact, to eight popes over his long career - was also a book hunter. The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt is the story of a dedication that was tantamount to obsession. ![]()
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