De expetendis et fugiendis rebus

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{{Short description|1501 encyclopedia by Giorgio Valla}}

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De expetendis et fugiendis rebus (On seeking and avoiding things) is an encyclopedia which was compiled by Giorgio Valla in 49 books.{{r|Ventura}} Valla died in 1500 and the work was then published by his adopted son, Giovanni Pietro in 1501. It was printed in two large-format volumes by Aldus Manutius in Venice.{{r|Raschieri}}

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{{citation |last=Raschieri |first=Amedeo |year=2012 |title=Giorgio Valla Editor and Translator of Ancient Scientific Texts |url=https://www.academia.edu/1566585 |page=129 |work=Greek Science in the Long Run |publisher=Cambridge Scholars }}

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Category:1501 books

Category:Encyclopedias in Latin

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