LA VITA del clarissimo poeta Dante Allighieri, composta per Johannj Boccaccio;-Vita del glorioso poeta Dante, composta da M. Lionardo [Bruni] d'Arezzo;-Vita di F. Petrarcha, composta da M. Lionardo [Bruni] Aretino. On paper, written at Cortona by Jo.... 1438

Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375

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Epithet: poet and scholar British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000124 ...

Brunus, Leonardus

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Epithet: Aretinus British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x000297 ...

Giovanni, Francesco, active 1438

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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...

Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374

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Francesco Petrarca (b. July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Italy–d. July 19, 1374, Arquà, Italy), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of Renaissance Italy who was one of the earliest humanists. His rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. Petrarch is often considered the founder of Humanism. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca. Petrarch stduied law at the University of Montpell...