Editing Lactantius (section)

==Later heritage==
For unclear reasons, he became considered somewhat [[heresy|heretical]] after his death. The [[Gelasian Decree]] of the 6th century condemns his work as apocryphal and not to be read.<ref>[http://patristica.net/decretum-gelasianum&la&e Gelasian Decree]</ref> [[Renaissance]] [[humanism|humanist]]s took a renewed interest in him, more for his elaborately rhetorical Latin style than for his theology. His works were copied in manuscript several times in the 15th century and were [[List of editiones principes in Latin|first printed]] in 1465 by the Germans [[Arnold Pannartz and Konrad Sweynheim]] at the Abbey of [[Subiaco, Lazio|Subiaco]]. This edition was the first book printed in Italy to have a date of printing, as well as the first use of a [[Greek alphabet]] [[font]] anywhere, which was apparently produced in the course of printing, as the early pages leave Greek text blank. It was probably the fourth book ever printed in Italy. A copy of this edition was sold at auction in 2000 for more than $1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=1932386|title=Lot 65 Sale 6417 LACTANTIUS, Lucius Coelius Firmianus (c.&nbsp;240–c.&nbsp;320). Opera.|access-date=2010-12-29}}</ref>