The Musician and Master

CERONE, original: "GERONE"; likely a variation or printer's error for Cerone. you shall live for eternal ages after your funeral,
As long as men exist, and as long as the stars exist.
And while the twin poles The North and South celestial poles around which the heavens were thought to rotate. roar around the swift axis,
The renowned fame of CERONE will be everlasting.

Virtue alone provides perpetual and secure joy.

Virtue places mortals above the stars.

A woodcut portrait of Pedro Cerone, a music theorist from Bergamo, Italy, is shown in an oval frame within a decorative border. He is depicted at thirty-seven years of age, wearing clerical robes and a biretta, which is a square cap worn by Catholic clergy. The inscription within the frame reads: "Master Pedro Cerone of Bergamo, in the 37th year of his age." A small heraldic shield featuring a tree sits below the portrait. The entire image is surrounded by intricate floral scrolls and decorative typographic ornaments.
Virtue alone can make us happy.

Because of their virtues, men are called Gods.

After sweet-sounding Orpheus, In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a legendary musician and poet whose music could charm all living things and even stones. who sweetly held
The shady forests, meadows, streams, and wild beasts,
Departed from nature, Apollo The Greek and Roman god of music, poetry, and the sun. deservedly hung up his Lyre;
From which no one was worthy to take it up.
But after CERONE, worthy of such great honor,
Sang in harmony, Apollo was of a doubtful mind;
And the God recognized the echoing voice, and said:
RECEIVE IT, YOU ALONE SHALL BE WORTHY OF THE GIFT.