Europeansociety; historical criticism-one of the most comprehensive, mostalluring, and most baffling enterprises of the modern mind;Lorenzo Valla-the greatest of the professional Italian humanists;these lines of study have converged, accidentally perhaps, tocall forth the following pages. Much of the subject matter whichmight properly form their introduction I have already treatedmore fully in an earlier work/ and a brief statement will sufficehere.The Donation of Constantine (Constitutum Constantini),written probably not long after the middle of the eighth century,became widely ~known through its incorporation in the PseudoIsidorianDecretals (about 847-853). Parts of it were included inmOSt of the medieval collections of canon law; Anselm's, Deusdedit's,and Gratian's great work (the Decretum, or ConcAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org

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