lived in the thirteenth century, in the reign of the emperor Frederic
lived in the thirteenth
century, in the reign of the emperor Frederic II. While
he was judge and governor of Gavardo, he was taken prisoner, and in confinement wrote a treatise, entitled “De
dilectione Dei et proximi, de formula vitae honestac.
” He
afterwards wrote two others, “De consolatione et consilio,
”
and “De doctrina loquendi et tacendi.
” Bastian de Rossi,
called in the academy of De la Crusca l'Inferiguo, published an Italian edition, compared with several manuscripts,
under the title of “Trattati di Albertano, &c.
” Florence,
er proof of what we have advanced above, respecting the forgery of Quintus Curtius. This prince, who lived in the thirteenth century, labouring under an indisposition
There is a singular anecdote, relating to this historian, preserved of Alphonso king of Naples, which may be mentioned as another proof of what we have advanced above, respecting the forgery of Quintus Curtius. This prince, who lived in the thirteenth century, labouring under an indisposition at Capua, from which none of his physicians could relieve him, every one strove to bring him such things as they thought would divert him best. Antonius Panormita made choice of books, and among the rest, the history of Alexander, by Quintus Curtius. To this the prince listened very attentively, and was so extremely pleased with it, that he almost entirely recovered the very first day it was read to him. Upon which occasion he could not help rallying his physicians, and telling them, that whatever they might think of their Hippocrates and their Avicenna, Quintus Curtius was worth a thousand of them.