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Niccolo de Niccoli - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | NICCOLO DE NICCOLI' (1363-1437), Italian humanist, was born and died at Florence. |
 | | Niccoli's chief services to classical literature consisted in his work as a copyist and collator of ancient MSS.; he corrected the text, introduced divisions into chapters, and made tables of contents. |
 | | Niccoli's private library was the largest and best in Florence; he also possessed a small but valuable collection of ancient works of art, coins and medals. |
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