The Divine Letters of the Great Marsilio Ficino, Volume 1

reputation or majesty. There remain
seven other books, which I did not wish
to include with these; because I first
wanted to see if this sample pleased the
world, and Your Excellency original: "V. Ecc."; Vostra Eccellenza, referring to Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence. princi-
pally, in this language. If that
happens, as I believe it will, I shall
not fail not only to translate those let-
ters that remain, but also his other
works. Accept them, therefore, as
things that come from the dearest man
that the house of Medici Marsilio Ficino was the court philosopher and tutor to the Medici family for generations; Figliucci here emphasizes that Ficino’s work is a family legacy.
ever had. As most learned things and
most worthy of being read by everyone,
as a remembrance and testimony of the
greatness of your ancestors, and fi-
nally as your own property. And I,
meanwhile, remaining in my usual
service to the Most Reverend &
Illustrious Cardinal di Monte Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte (1487–1555), who later became Pope Julius III. Figliucci was a member of his household.,
will think of how to serve
you. Knowing how much the spirits of both...