Aelia Laelia Crispis: Not Born, Rising Again

...at that time original: "temporis." I did not fear, even when He himself—the most vigorous leader of his own armies—was away from the Royal Court to subdue new kingdoms; for during those years, this work lay hidden and almost forgotten in the cabinets of the famous Library of Versailles Versaliensis Bibliotheca: The royal library of Louis XIV, which later became a core part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.. But you, MOST ILLUSTRIOUS SIR, with that incomparable kindness with which you cherish all followers of Letters and the Fine Arts original: "Literarum, ac Bonarum Artium." and honor them with every service, ordered this work to be sought out—a great task in itself—and brought to you. You examined and weighed its merits more than once, which was an even greater favor, and then—the greatest honor of all—you judged it not entirely unworthy of the King’s own gaze and ineffable grace.

Hence, having been brought before the most merciful sight of such a Hero A common Baroque rhetorical flourish referring to King Louis XIV., the work was graced by his delight and—far beyond its merit—by his recommendation. Under your auspices, it earned the right to receive a Royal gift original: "Regale munus." This likely refers to a royal pension or formal patronage granted to Malvasia.. And although...