ISBN: 9780856830365 - The Letters of Marsilio Ficino: Volume 2: V. 2 (27 results)

ISBN: 
Refine with Advanced Search

Refine your search

to

Custom price range (£)

to

  • More images

    Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1978

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United KingdomBoundlessBookstore

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: Used - Good

    £ 10.50

    £ 6.98 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. DJ with some edge wear and light age tone.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, London, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 26.22

     Free Shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both volumes 2 and 3 were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's "Republic". Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity.It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - "the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire." It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ("distinguished scientist and astronomer"), Ficino observes - "If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre." The second volume of the letters of Marsilio Ficino, who was an influential figure of the Italian Renaissance. This translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 24.19

    £ 1.97 shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: New.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, GB, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 26.30

     Free Shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 13 available

    Hardback. Condition: New. Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both book two and three of Ficino's Letters were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's "Republic". Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity.It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - "the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire." It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ("distinguished scientist and astronomer"), Ficino observes - "If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre.".…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd 1978-02-28, 1978

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 21.87

    £ 4.99 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 20 available

    Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 3-4 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers, 1994

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 23.97

    £ 4.16 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 15 available

    HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard Walwyn Publishers, Limited, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United KingdomMajestic Books

    4-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 24.31

    £ 6.50 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 3 available

    Condition: New. pp. 121.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn Ltd, 1994

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 22.98

    £ 10.00 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 2 available

    Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 144 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

  • More images

    Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn, London, 1991

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover
    • Manuscript / Paper Collectible

    Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United KingdomAny Amount of Books

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Association member: ABAPBFAILAB

    Condition: Used

    £ 16.00

    £ 18.50 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Hardcover. 8vo. pp xxi, 121. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's blue buckram lettered in gilt at spine. Translated from the Latin by members of the Language Department of the School of Economic Science, London. This translation first published in 1978. Volume 2 only.ISBN: 0856830364 Very good indeed. In very good dust jacket, with a little rubbing at corners, and slight yellowing.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1994

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 28.30

    £ 7.98 shipping 
    Ships from Ireland to U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: New. . 1994. Hardcover. . . . .

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard Walwyn Publishers, Limited, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Books Puddle, Woodside, NY, U.S.A.Books Puddle

    4-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 34.13

    £ 2.98 shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: 3 available

    Condition: New. pp. 121.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, GB, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Rarewaves USA, HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 37.37

     Free Shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: 4 available

    Hardback. Condition: New. Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both book two and three of Ficino's Letters were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's "Republic". Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity.It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - "the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire." It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ("distinguished scientist and astronomer"), Ficino observes - "If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre.".…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard Walwyn Publishers, Limited, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios

    4-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 30.28

    £ 8.35 shipping 
    Ships from Germany to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 3 available

    Condition: New. pp. 121.

  • Language: English

    Published by 1994, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Softcover

    Seller: MLBooks, Itteville, FranceMLBooks

    3-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: Used - As new

    £ 22.95

    £ 15.53 shipping 
    Ships from France to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Livres 180125. - rien de particulier à signaler. - Etat impeccable. Livres.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 23.34

    £ 15.00 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: New.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 23.35

    £ 14.85 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: Used - As new

    £ 37.55

    £ 1.97 shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.Kennys Bookstore

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 34.05

    £ 7.85 shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: New. . 1994. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn, London, 1978

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover
    • First Edition

    Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United KingdomAmazing Book Company

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 20.00

    £ 29.55 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The Letters of Marsilio Ficino Vol 2 (Liber III) is a remarkable collection of correspondence from one of the Renaissance's most influential thinkers. Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), a Florentine philosopher and priest, was pivotal in reviving Platonism during the Italian Renaissance. This volume gathers his letters, which offer a window into the intellectual and spiritual life of the time. Ficino's letters were not just personal notes—they were philosophical essays, spiritual guidance, and reflections on human nature, the soul, and divine love. He corresponded with a wide circle of scholars, artists, and political figures, including members of the Medici family, and his influence extended to later luminaries like Shakespeare, Botticelli, and Michelangelo.These letters were translated from the Latin by members of the Language Department of the School of Economic Science, London. Ref V V 2.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: Used - As new

    £ 38.61

    £ 15.00 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn Ltd, 1978

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, United KingdomFireside Bookshop

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Association member: PBFA

    Condition: Used - Very good

    £ 30.00

    £ 25.00 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Type: Book.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, London, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, AustraliaAussieBookSeller

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 38.88

    £ 27.67 shipping 
    Ships from Australia to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both volumes 2 and 3 were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's "Republic". Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity.It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - "the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire." It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ("distinguished scientist and astronomer"), Ficino observes - "If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre." The second volume of the letters of Marsilio Ficino, who was an influential figure of the Italian Renaissance. This translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, NetherlandsMooney's bookstore

    4-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: Used - Very good

    £ 55.84

    £ 12.55 shipping 
    Ships from Netherlands to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 1 available

    Condition: Very Good.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers Jan 1994, 1994

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, GermanyAHA-BUCH GmbH

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 39.73

    £ 29.38 shipping 
    Ships from Germany to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 2 available

    Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The problems which troubled people's minds during the Italian Renaissance were much the same as today. In trying to cope with them, many deep thinking people turned to Marsilio Ficino for help. Through his letters he advised, encouraged, and occasionally reproved them. Fearlessly he expressed the truth and his wisdom influenced many of the finest Western minds. He numbered statesmen, popes, artists, scientists, and philosophers amongst his circle.…

  • Language: English

    Published by SHEPHEARD WALWYN, 1994

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: moluna, Greven, Germanymoluna

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 29.73

    £ 41.13 shipping 
    Ships from Germany to U.S.A.

    Quantity: Over 20 available

    Condition: New. The second volume of the letters of Marsilio Ficino, who was an influential figure of the Italian Renaissance. This translation comprises the third book of Ficino s letters ( Liber III ), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1.

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, GB, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Rarewaves USA United, HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA United

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 37.80

    £ 37.39 shipping 
    Ships within U.S.A.

    Quantity: 4 available

    Hardback. Condition: New. Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both book two and three of Ficino's Letters were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's "Republic". Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity.It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - "the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire." It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ("distinguished scientist and astronomer"), Ficino observes - "If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre.".…

  • Language: English

    Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, GB, 2001

    0856830364 / 9780856830365

    • Hardcover

    Seller: Rarewaves.com UK, London, United KingdomRarewaves.com UK

    5-star seller
    Contact seller

    Condition: New

    £ 23.89

    £ 65.00 shipping 
    Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

    Quantity: 13 available

    Hardback. Condition: New. Chronologically, this translation comprises the third book of Ficino's letters ("Liber III"), as published during his lifetime, and dates from August 1476 to May 1477. They follow volume 1 and are therefore published as volume 2. Both book two and three of Ficino's Letters were dedicated to King Matthias of Hungary whom Ficino regarded as a model of the philosopher king referred to in Plato's "Republic". Indeed, Matthias was no ordinary king. He became one of the very few Christian leaders to defeat the Ottoman Turks decisively during the period of their empire's almost continuous growth from the early 1300s to the death of Suleiman I in 1566. King Matthias was also a devotee of philosophy, keenly interested in the practical study of Plato. Members of Ficino's Academy dwelt at this court, and an invitation to visit his court was extended to Ficino himself. Ficino's Academy was consciously modelled on the philosophical schools of antiquity. It was not merely an institute of learning. The bond between Ficino and the other members of the Academy was their mutual love, based on the love of the Self in each, a love capable of expression in all fields of human activity.It was because such love was the basis of his School that Ficnio could write (letter 21) - "the desire of him, who strives for anything other than love, is often totally frustrated by the event. But he alone who loves nothing more than love itself, by desiring immediately attains, and in always attaining continues to desire." It is the principle of unity to which Ficnio repeatedly returns in this volume. He returns to it not just as a philosophical concept, but as an immediate perception. In his letter to Paul of Middelburg ("distinguished scientist and astronomer"), Ficino observes - "If any age can be called a golden one it is undoubtedly the one that produces minds of gold in abundance. And no one who considers the wonderful discoveries of our age will doubt that it is a golden one. For this golden age has restored to the light the liberal arts that were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the ancient art of singing to the Orphic lyre.".…