EPITAPHS OF JOHN? original Greek: "ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΑ ΙΟΑΝΝΟΥ" (Epitaphia Ioannou). The use of Greek reflects the high humanist culture of the era, where scholars frequently wrote in both classical languages.

OF JEAN DORAT? original Latin: "IOANNIS AVRATI". Jean Dorat (1508–1588) was a legendary French poet and scholar, a member of the literary group known as "The Pléiade," and a teacher to many influential thinkers of the Renaissance.

ROYAL POET? original Latin: "POETAE REGII". Dorat was appointed "Poeta Regius" (King’s Poet) by Charles IX of France.

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1586? The date is extremely faint; 1586 is a tentative reading based on similar editions of Jean Dorat's work.

The page is framed by an ornate woodcut border. Based on visible fragments, it contains portrait medallions of ancient poets including Homer (the legendary author of the Iliad), Hesiod (the early Greek poet of the 'Theogony'), and Pindar (the great lyric poet of the victory odes). This layout honors the classical lineage that Renaissance scholars like Dorat and Maier sought to emulate.