De Incantationibus

trustworthy men I heard how much, according to your strength, you favor both the good arts and the sciences, and how excellent a library you have seen fit to assemble; and finally, among other things, I came across an excellent book by Jakob Curio Jakob Curio (1497–1572) was a German physician and mathematician who served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg. of Heidelberg, a professor, dedicated to your Highness. When I had read it, I was indeed so inspired to publish this work under the name of your Greatness, that with due diligence I did not delay the publication any longer. It is remarkable by how many and how powerful arguments that learned Curio encourages the untiring study of the good and liberal arts liberal arts The "artes liberales" were the core branches of knowledge—such as logic, rhetoric, and astronomy—considered essential for a free person's education.; how significant are his warnings, and how acutely and sacredly he joins human sciences In this context, "human sciences" refers to secular knowledge or the humanities, as opposed to theology. with divine ones. Would that