Moses of Bergamo

Moses of Bergamo

Moses of Bergamo [1] was a twelfth century Italian poet and translator. He spent time in Constantinople, where he was one of the first Western Europeans to be interested in collecting Greek language manuscripts.[2]

He is known for his Liber Pergamensis, a description of Bergamo in Latin verse.

Notes

  1. ^ Moïse de Bergame, Mosè de Brolo, Moyses Pergamensis.
  2. ^ [1], [2]

References

  • Charles Homer Haskins (1924), Studies in the History of Mediaeval Science, Chapter X

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