CONTENTS.
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A. D. Page.
Of England - - 83
1402-1417 Indifference of Manuel towards the Latins 85
1417-1425 His negotiations - - ib.
His private motives 80'
His death 87
1425-1437 Zeal of John Palseologus II. - - 88
Corruption of the Latin church - - 8t)
1377-1429 Schism - - - - 90
1409 Council of Pisa - ib.
1414-1418 Of Constance - - ib.
1431-1443 Of Basil - - - - 91
Their opposition to Eugenius IV . - - 92
1434-1437 Negotiations with the Greeks 93
1437 John Palaeologus embarks in the pope’s gallies - 94
1438 His tiiumphal entry at Venice - - 98
•-into Ferrara - - 99
1438-1439 Council of the Greeks and Latins at Ferrara
and Florence - 101
Negotiations with the Greeks - - IOC
1438 Eugenius deposed at Basil - 109
Re-union of the Greeks at Florence - - ib.
1440 Their return to Constantinople - - 111
1449 Final peace of the church - 112
1300-1453 State of the Greek language at Constan-tinople ib.
Comparison of the Greeks and Latins - 115
Revival of the Greek learning in Italy - 117
1339 Lessons of Barlaam - - - 118
1339-1374 Studies of Petrarch • - - 119
1360 OfBoccace ... - 121
1360-1363 Leo Pilaius, first Greek professor at Florence ,
and in the West - - - ib.
1390-1415 Foundation of the Greek language in Italy
1400-1500 The Greeks in Italy - 126
Cardinal Bessarion , &c. - - - 127
Their faults and merits ... J28
The Platonic philosophy - 130
Emulation and progress of the Latins - 132
1447-1455 Nicholas V. - - - ib.
1428-1492 Cosmo and Lorenzo of Medicis - - 133
Use and abuse of ancient learning - - 135