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vii list of illustrations Figure 1. Klara Kriftz, sister of cusanus Courtesy of Hermann Hallauer 8 Figure 2. cusanus and his brother, Johannes© St. Nikolaus-Hospital; photo Erich Gutberiet 9 Figure 3. Map of Europe, 1400–1500 Courtesy of David Crowner 27 Figure 4. Title page of De docta ignorantia© St. Nikolaus-Hospital; photo Erich Gutberiet 57 Figure 5. Bernkastel-Kues today© Landesmedienzentrum Rheinland-Pfalz; H. P. Merten, photo design 75 Figure 6. “Nicolaus von cusa cardinal,” from the Nuremberg Chronicle© St. Nikolaus-Hospital; photo Erich Gutberiet 87 Figure 7. letter from cusanus to Duchess Eleanore Courtesy of Hermann Hallauer 109 Figure 8. st. Nicholas hospital today© Kulturförderverein Bernkastel-Kues 142 Figure 9. The cusanus library at st. Nicholas hospital© St. Nikolaus-Hospital; photo Dirk Nothoff 143 ...

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