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Le Roy, Louis (1510-1577) Della Vicissitudine o' Mutabile Varieta delle Cose Nell'Universo Libri XII.
Venice: Presso Aldo, 1592.
Quarto, Italian translation of the original text in French, De la Vicissitude ou Variété des Choses en l'Univers by Ercole Cato first published by the Aldine press in 1585; Aldine woodcut device to title page; bound in contemporary limp parchment,
"Through unprecedented use of an analysis of history grounded on facts, the development of the concept of veritas filia temporis, the querelle focusing on the relationship between ancient and modern times, the myth of the so-called Noble Savage and the Golden Age, and the theory of the natural differences between people, developed in a broader view of people's characteristics as related to the variety of climates, down to the idea of a global Republic of Nations, Le Roy became the herald of a new interpretation of history stemming from his instinctual optimism and faith, which were bound to pave the way for the cultural revolution of the following century." (Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy pp.1-9 by Maria Elena Severini.)
